After conquering the british lands, Elden Ring unflinchingly seizes US territory. If further proof was needed that the game caused a real earthquake in the video game industry, the figures of NPD that could consult Venturebeat make you dizzy and should finish convincing us, and this, while the latest creation from Studio From Software has only been available for less than a month on the various platforms.
A feat achieved in a few weeks for Elden Ring
It only takes a look to realize that these data provide rather edifying information that confirms the immense success of this Souls Like. Thus, Mat Piscatella points out thatElden Ring is the second best-selling video game in the United States over the past 12 months. These sales figures for the month of February which has just passed allow it to even occupy the first place in the ranking on Xbox and Steam.
Elden Ring started off as the best-selling game of February 2022 and 2022 year to date. Elden Ring’s sales in its launch month were the second highest of any title released in the past 12 months, behind Call of Duty: Vanguard, which released in November 2021. , Elden Ring ranked 5th in the top-selling games over the 12-month period ending February 2022. Elden Ring ranked 1st on Steam and Xbox platforms in February, and 2nd on PlayStation.
A trio that looks great
In order to complete this podium, Piscatella had a few words to evoke the performances of Horizon Forbidden West and Total War: Warhammer III, which respectively occupy the second and fifth places of the best-selling video games in the American territory for the month of February 2022. Interestingly, the launch of Forbidden West in its PlayStation 5 version allowed Sony to set a new record in terms of sales, while Total War: Warhammer III did particularly well on Steam:
“Horizon Forbidden West was the second best-selling game of February 2022, while also ranking first on PlayStation platforms. Sales of the PlayStation 5 version, set a new record for a console launch month .
Total War: Warhammer III started off as the fifth best-selling game of February 2022, and also ranked second on Steam. The game has also launched on the PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription services.
Is Elden Ring set to break other records? We will see that in the next few weeks. An overview of the ranking can be seen via the image available below.
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