Interestingly enough, people who didn't play the first game are buying box copies of The Last of Us: Remastered for PS4, which saw 82% rise. Seeing a heavy fall of 80% after a strong opening week is not uncommon for a PS4-exclusive title. RELATED: The Last of Us Part 2 Accused of Copying Music Artist
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Previously, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End for PS4 had seen a 78% drop during its second week of sales. Recent numbers from United Kingdom market are gathered by Germany's largest market research institute GfK, which solely reflects over physical boxed sales figures in UK only and not including overall digital sales from PlayStation Store.ĭespite being at number 1 spot last week, TLoU2 sales have dropped by a large margin and it may lose its place in UK charts by next week. RELATED: The Last of Us 2 Fans Angry Over Change in Trailer Moment The Last of Us Part 2 is currently the fastest selling boxed game in the UK for the year, something that bodes well for its international prospects as well.
Although sales drops after first week are pretty common, difference between The Last of Us 2 and other first-party titles are noteworthy. It broke Sony's digital sales record with 2.8 digital copies sold within the first month, surpassing the previous co-record holders, Marvel's Spider-Man and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Sales of both passenger vehicles (-12.7 m/m) and light-trucks (-4.5 m/m) were lower on the month. The game sold four million copies in the first three days, making it the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive of all time. However, that impressive sales number has took a great hit and unexpectedly dropped by 80% this week. Last month's daily selling rate was 40,275 units (calculated over 25 selling days), which is considerably lower than September 2020's selling rate of 53,644 (also calculated over 25 selling days).