Elden Ring made a huge splash last month as developer FromSoftware delivered yet another major hit. Having said that, we didn't realise quite how big of a hit that was, until now.
Looking at the latest European sales data, it's emerged that Elden Ring is now the biggest new franchise since Tom Clancy's The Division, which launched way back in 2016. Yes, the likes of Call of Duty still outsold it, but when it comes to a new series, Elden Ring is king.
FromSoftware's latest sold best on PC, followed by PS5, Xbox platforms, and then PS4. All of these Elden Ring findings take into account physical and digital sales, across the majority of storefronts in most European markets.
The hype behind Elden Ring was absolutely humongous and it seems to have more than delivered on its promise. Critically it's landed in a big way — we were enamoured with it — and now its commercial numbers seem just as impressive.
Did you expect Elden Ring to be this popular? Let us know your thoughts on its success in the comments.
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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And here's me hoping it would fail so they implement an easy mode to bring in more players, looks like il never complete a fromsoftware game. Oh well, too many other new games to be thinking about
Maybe with this another developer or two will follow suit and make a game that is feature complete, without microtransactions.
I'm just amazed that The Division held that title first lol
Amazing game by any means but unless I'm mistaken its launch wasn't up there.
@uptownsoul the ps5 has sold more in Europe that the series S/X though
Seriously impressive. Well done FromSoft. Massively looking forward to it but have a few games to finish first. Hoepfully we'll be nearer 60fps by the time I play it. Though if Demons'/Dark Souls and Bloodborne are anything to go by probably not.
@Cherip-the-Ripper Agreed! I know it sold well, and crucially was multiplatform but last figures I saw were around 10 million.
What about Horizon Zero Dawn which reportedly sold over 20 million and released after.
@uptownsoul Well, I prefer my XsX over my PS5… but I still bought it on Ps. I have more friends that are Ps-Only than Xb-Only and I'd rather not go into the Lands Between solo…
@uptownsoul ah I see what you mean, that is probably because the majority of xbox owners (like me) only get xbox just for gamepass, so if the game isn't coming to gamepass then they won't play it
@themightyant can't find anything in their annual reports but from what I can find online apparently div sold upwards of 20 million copies believe it or not. As for the hzd number, wasn't that what was reported not too long ago but skewed because it included the stay at home USKs that were claimed?
Either way very impressive, I never would've guessed they turned this many.
@Cherip-the-Ripper No me neither. But when I think about it, it makes sense. Loads of my more casual game playing mates got hooked on the Division. Good for them and Elden Ring/From Soft.
@UltimateOtaku91 elden ring, compared to other souls games, is the most welcoming. The grinding isn't as bad as other games, the summons and multiplayer summons are quite helpful. "Easy mode" would be being a spell caster. "Very easy mode" would be looking up walkthroughs, etc. You still have to beat the enemies yourself, but having a guide does ease it a bit. Also, for example, margit and godrick are hard, but there are a lot of little bosses to prepare you, on the way. Just gotta adventure and seek them out, like the evergoal's.
@uptownsoul For people that own multiple platform, it would only make sense. Playstation is the best place to play Elden Ring.
If it wasn't for the fact that I have a VRR TV I would have skipped the Xbox version all together.
@PhhhCough so would you say out of all of the from softwares games elden ring is the easiest? I may pick it up eventually once more guides are out there for an OP build, I just suck at timing dodges etc so I know I'd get frustrated like I did with demon souls remake
@UltimateOtaku91 Every Souls game has an easy mode. For Demon's Souls play as Royalty, Dark Souls Pyro, DS2 Hex.
Elden Ring is a joke as Astrologer. That class absolutely breaks the game. None of the games are overly difficult anyway, they just require something a lot of gamers today seem to lack. Patience.
@UltimateOtaku91 I’m also not great at these type of games and was hesitant to try another one. Elden Ring still provides me plenty of challenge, but the awesome thing about it is that if something is too difficult I can go elsewhere. And there’s so much elsewhere to explore at all times. You get summons that aid you and help take the heat off, and multiplayer is also really fun and there’s no risk of losing runes (experience) if you offer to help someone else. It’s the way I’ve leveled up quite a bit honestly. I’ve always hit a ceiling with these games after a little bit of time, but with this one I’m level 69 and have played for 55+ hours and haven’t gotten to a part that I couldn’t overcome. I may reach that point, but for now I’m just having a blast finding secrets and exploring and I feel like this game was created for someone like you or I to enjoy without being particularly great at these types of games.
@UltimateOtaku91 I'd say the "most accommodating", whether you're a pro or newcomer. And if you're on the fence about it, do like you said, wait for a sale and some more guides. I'm sure you have a backlog. No need to get it, just to be apart of the zeitgeist.
Is it really a new IP though it's basically dark souls 4 with a different name
@uptownsoul Most streams I watch indicate Xbox players though… I'm biased, sure, but I get the feeling that "pure gamers" or "professional gamers" prefer XsX. And who knows, maybe I'll buy it twice down the road (I got D2:R for Xb, Ps and Win for example)… but yeah, I'd rather have Ps to be the popular choice so that Xb aspires to more (so far they've delivered more… but I want mooooore).
@uptownsoul absolutely nothing I meant that Xbox seems to be more visible than Playstation, but I get that more buy it on Ps considering my experiences, that my Ps-friends tend to be "Ps only" and my Xb-friends "just play on multiple platforms". I would probably buy it again on Xb if they consider cross-platform. Aaand if you're playing as a profession, you probably have most consoles. And personally I've yet to find something I consider Ps to be doing better than Xb (other than having more of my gamer-active friends)… I understand if others share the same position.
@uptownsoul Yeah, each to their own I like to use my Ducky One2 mini and my featherlight Razer mouse playing Warzone for example, in crisp 4K rendered displayed at 1080p (natural AA)… but mostly I end up with a Dualsense in hand and Ps/WZ seems to render at 900p or something… with pop-ins all of the time… but it's worth it to play only Ps-players (instead of TTV-streamers all over Xb/PC-verse) since I'm crap at it…
@uptownsoul Yeah, for their sets absolutely. They make valid points and know stuff, it's refreshing on YouTube I'm using an older Eizo 1080p (great for color work, but it's a bit slow for games). It's like back in the days before widescreen was widespread… Xb could be hooked up to a 5:4 monitor whereas Ps only accepted 16:9 screens. Compatibility. When I upgrade my set to 4K/120fps I'll probably see the same, until then I'm at a loss. It has absolutely nothing to do with Elden Ring
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