More popular Grand Theft Auto V: The Last of Us: Part II set the PlayStation’s absolute record for starting sales in Russia

Group of shops “M. Video Eldorado“, occupying more than 60% of the retail market for games on physical media in Russia, announced the powerful launch of an adventure action movie The Last of Us: Part II. The long-awaited project from Naughty dog set an absolute record for sales speed in the entire history of the brand Playstation.

“The novelty from the Naughty Dog studio in the networks of M.Video and Eldorado in terms of the number of copies sold in the first three days of sales was twice as far as the previous leader for PlayStation 4 – Hideo Kojima, an open-world action game Death Stranding. Interest in the blockbuster was at the start also higher than releases like God of War, FIFA 20, Life After, Mortal Kombat 11, Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, and GTA V, ”the statement said in a statement. our editors.

According to the initial sales, The Last of Us: Part II even beat the legendary Grand Theft Auto V, which debuted on the PlayStation 3 in 2013.. If we compare the sales of the first and second parts of “One of Us”, then they were already continued seven times higher.

“M. Video-Eldorado” also indicated that the PlayStation 4 remains the most sought-after console among Russian audiences. In the first five months of 2023, the fourth PlayStation accounted for more than 75% of sales of games on physical media in Russia. The most popular were FIFA 20, Grand Theft Auto V, UFC 3, God of War and Minecraft. At the same time, during the period of self-isolation, gamers also actively bought Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, GTA 5 and Far Cry 5 in April and Red Dead Redemption 2 and Minecraft in May.

See also: Hideo Kojima did not forget about Russian gamers – now his team will communicate with fans in Russian.

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