More about just how well God of War: Ragnarok has sold, in a year that's seen a downtrend in video game sales, is being revealed. In fact, the latest first-party Sony title has outsold two other best-selling games in Elden Ring and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, Ragnarok's physical retail sales in the United Kingdom are higher compared to Elden Ring, Modern Warfare 2, and Pokemon Legends Arceus in its first week. The only other game to outsell Ragnarok is FIFA 23. More importantly, boxed sales of Ragnarok skewed heavily towards the supposedly-scant PlayStation 5 (82%) compared to the PlayStation 4 (18%).
Ragnarok is also the fastest-selling God War game ever in the UK, surpassing its predecessor, 2018's God of War. The numbers show that Ragnarok has sold more in a day than the previous record-holder in a week. You could argue that Ragnarok's numbers are better because it's launching on two platforms. If so, Ragnarok will likely outsell 2018's God of War, which, as per the latest numbers, sold 19.5 million copies across the PS4 and the PC.