It is no small secret that is proving to be one of the most popular games of the year. It's doing tremendously well in terms of sales and critical reception, which is a refreshing return to form for the franchise.
After 2023's controversy, it's great to see passion poured back into again and see it back on track. However, it's not all perfect, as while is doing better than in terms of player count, its sales are actually down. It's also selling far better on PlayStation than it is on Xbox.
Of course, as a franchise is still as strong as ever, even despite issues, but the decrease in sales is worrying for other Xbox titles, especially the single-player exclusives.
is selling significantly better on PlayStation than it is on Xbox and PC. 75% of full-price sales were on PlayStation 4 and 5, with just 15% being on PC and under 11% on Xbox, according to gamesindustry.biz.
This isn't particularly surprising, considering that has typically sold best on PlayStation. In fact, premium sales were up 24% on PlayStation year-on-year compared to, meaning that, despite the Activision Blizzard buyout, it's still selling incredibly well on Sony's hardware.