May 2024 USA Sales: Sucker Punch Classic Ghost of Tsushima Jumps 70 Places to Top Charts | Push Square

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It may be an indictment of a particularly slow period for big new releases, but it’s still no less impressive to see Ghost of Tsushima top the USA sales charts for the period spanning 5th May through 1st June. The legendary Sucker Punch title jumped 70 places month-over-month on the back of the game’s PC release, proving Sony’s porting strategy is sound.

Sales were down three per cent year-over-year, largely due to unfavourable comparisons with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2023. Still, PlayStation enjoyed a steady month, with Helldivers 2 continuing to perform in fourth position, and MLB The Show 24 proving yet again that it’s the dark horse of Sony’s first-party selection in fifth place.

Stellar Blade took an unsurprising tumble from first place down to tenth position, but it’s still a respectable result for the Shift Up release in its second month. Elsewhere, Sea of Thieves continued to float following its hugely successful PS5 release, while Rise of the Ronin once again showed it’s something of a dark horse, enjoying yet another month in the charts.

As has become consistent for quite some time now, PS5 was the best-selling console, ranked both by units and revenue accrued. We’ve included the relevant rankings for various software sales categories below.

* Digital sales not included
^ Digital sales on Xbox and Nintendo Switch not included

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

You could say they really… sucker punched those sales charts...

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Good to see Dragon's Dogma 2 sneak in there