by Active Matter has now officially sold more than half a million copies across PC, PS5, and Xbox platforms, according to publisher Gaijin Entertainment.
In a recent press release, it was shared that the hardcore supernatural shooter, Active Matter, has surpassed the new 500,000 milestone and credits its "largest share" of players to Xbox.
"Active Matter has surpassed 500,000 copies sold worldwide across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The figure combines sales on Steam and Gaijin. Net with console versions of the game, with Xbox currently representing the largest share of Active Matter players."
Half a million copies sold in less than a month is pretty good going for a new IP, especially with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and updates to Battlefield 6 to compete with. What makes this interesting is that the majority of Active Matter players seemingly opt for Xbox as their platform of choice.
You'd expect a hardcore shooter of this kind to be more popular on PC, but because the FPS supports Xbox Play Anywhere, you could suggest that might've swayed things in favour of Xbox.
Gaijin co-founder Anton Yudintsev also mentioned that "sales have remained remarkably steady since launch" and is now looking towards post-release content as the next major step later this year.
To be honest, I haven't managed to give Active Matter a go yet - these PvPvE extraction shooters aren't always my cup of tea. However, I'm a big fan of the game finding success on my platform of choice. It almost makes me want to get involved, just knowing the community is out there.
So to wrap things up, If you've not heard of Active Matter before, we'll leave you with an official description and some screenshots to look at below.
Join dangerous raids for loot or intense PvP/PvE battles in this new realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse. Fight in quantum-unstable zones for control of active matter - the substance that bends time and space.