‘God of War’ breaks sales records for the PlayStation 4

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God of War launched to massive critical success, and, as we learned Thursday, record-breaking commercial success.

God of War sold 3.1 million copies in its first three days out, Sony announced Thursday, making it the fastest-selling PS4-exclusive game in the console’s five-year history. Between April 20 and 22, God of War unseated Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which hit 2.7 million in sales in its first week.

God of War‘s success likely comes from the fact that it’s basically beloved by everybody. The game is currently sitting at a 94 out of 100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic, and all of the positivity that poured out from critics even led the game’s director Cory Barlog to tears. Read more…

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