Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3 million copies in little over a month, Sony marks it as a 'major hit'

Sony's new PS5 game Ghost of Yōtei was a success insofar as first-party sales, and the company has recognized Sucker Punch's latest samurai slasher as a "major hit."

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PlayStation's new first-party release Ghost of Yōtei has resonated with PS5 owners. Sony has confirmed that Ghost of Yōtei has sold 3.3 million copies in the 32-day period from launch until November 2, indicating a strong level of sales penetration for a first-party game despite the higher $69.99 price tag. Given Sony's latest PS5 sales numbers of 84.2 million, Ghost of Yōtei had a nearly 4% attach rate on the platform. Yōtei's forebear, Ghost of Tsushima, sold 2.4 million copies in 3 days.

"In the single-player AAA title space, following the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach in June, we released Ghost of Yōtei in October. Ghost of Yōtei surpassed 3.3 million units sold globally as of November 2nd, becoming a major hit like its predecessor," Sony said in its Q2'25 earnings report.

Sony goes on to say that it will continue doubling-down on its first-party studio games in the future:

"Building on this recent progress, we aim to strengthen our studio business and expand our IP franchises through continuous learning and improvement."

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Putting these numbers up against the sales of gaming's biggest recent breakout hits shows the relatively lower sales reach for first-party games like Ghost of Yōtei, however, instead of capitalizing on full multi-platform sales at launch, Sony typically brings its first-party games to PC a year or so after release. Games like EA's multi-platform Battlefield 6 managed to break 7 million sales in 3 days.

Yōtei did manage to go on par with Clair Obscur's mighty sales--that game sold 3.3 million copies in 33 days, which was recognized as strong sales at the time.