God of War is the Fastest Selling PS4 Game of All Time

He’s Back, Baby

It took Kratos five whole years to star in another video game, but it only took him three days to sell 3.1 million copies of his new game. Released on April 20^th, God of War is the first game in the series set after the story of 2010’s God of War III. The game’s blistering sales pace outstrips other PlayStation mainstay Uncharted: the fourth Uncharted sold 2.7 million units in its first week, holding the previous record for fastest-selling PlayStation 4 game.

Return to Form

These sales numbers are in stark contrast to a decade or more of game publishers moving further and further from the massive, triple-A style single-player games in favor of multiplayer experiences and ill-conceived always-online features. Sales of this magnitude represent a bit of a paradigm shift for large game studios, showing an increase in focus on huge production values and immersive worlds being built for single-player adventures.

New Land, Same God Slayer

The newest God of War sees the series move on to a new setting, pitting Kratos against all manner of Norse mythological beasts, instead of the Greek gods and monsters he once fought. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you should. The game is a return to form for single-player adventure, following on the heels of other PS4 heavy-hitters like Horizon: Zero Dawn and Nier: Automata. Featuring intense, edge-of-your seat combat, over-the-top action set pieces and a genuinely engrossing and affecting story, God of War has more than earned its spot at the top of the PS4 roost.