Marvel's 'Spider-Man' for PlayStation 4 swings to a record-breaking opening

Marvel’s Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 sold 3.3 million units worldwide in its first three days of release (from September 7 to 9), and has topped the record previously set by God of War earlier this year as the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive title, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced.

One million copies of the game were pre-ordered, which is another record for Sony.

The 3.3 million figure does not factor in sales of Sony’s limited edition PlayStation 4 Pro bundle that includes an “Amazing Red” console and DualShock 4 controller in addition to a copy of the game for $399.99.

[uptownsoul]

3.3 Million in the first 3 days (Fri, Sat & Sun)??? DANG!!!

Sony, Insomniac & Marvel…make a heck of a team!!!

[WANNAGETHIGH]

Just wait until Last of us 2 comes out ☺️

[TGGJustin]

I'm not sure if that will top this honestly. It will have a good chance but Spider-Man also has a bigger appeal than TLOU does. We'll have to wait and see.

[sprinterboy]

Tlou 2 will do great numbers but spiderman appeals to a bigger market Imo, by the time ps4 is discontinued and we've moved onto ps5 I expect spiderman to be the number 1 biggest seller for ps4 with tlou 2 a close second and god of war third.

[FITgamer]

Not saying the TLOU 2 can't beat it, but it's appeals to a smaller market. Most people aren't going to buy TLOU 2 for their 10 year old to play lol.

[UltraNova]

Hot damn! Thats wow...not that really surprised though. The game will probably sell 5 million within its first month, if not more.

Well done Insomniac.

[bouzebbal]

No way it will match this..

[shuvam09]

TLOU2 is being made to murder Metacritic...
Sales are just an aftereffect...

[Thundercat77]

I am a fan of TLoU but I don't think it could top it. Spider has a bigger audience and kids. TLoU does not have that reach and now with the lesbian stuff, is going to be trickier.

[S2Killinit]

If only TLOU2 would sell less because of its mature nature.

[Lime123]

Yep, first one is currently best selling PlayStation exclusive of all time with 17 million sold across PS3 and PS4.

[Realms]

I'm going to state what has already been written Spiderman is a more recognizable IP with a wider demographic appeal as good as TLOU and naughty dog are I don't think they will break Spiderman new record.

[jc12]

Personally, I think TLOU will beat Spiderman sales - and beat them soundly.

[bouzebbal]

b....bb...but that's nothing compared to the install base.
fanboys inevitable next attack.

[sammarshall102]

Spiderman 2 will sell PS5's

[sammarshall102]

@Gigastrife It even surpassed my expectations and I was already high on the game it truly is incredible

[Ceaser9857361]

It also beat Homecoming's 1st Weekend collection.. Damn!.. So With holidays and DLC coming it should cross 10 mil copies easily..

[IamTylerDurden1]

Spider-man is in great hands atm. Both Homecoming and Spider-man PS4 are critical and commercial successes. Homecoming was the 2nd highest grossing Spider-man movie of all-time and Spider-man PS4 is the best Spider-man game ever. Venom looks awesome and releases this October and a fantastic looking anim

[SuperSonic91]

Is Sony forgiven now for not acquiring Marvel back then?

Spider-Man PS4 will swing Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse film this holiday season and vice versa.

Spider-Man is now Sony's new Golden Goose.

Sony +Marvel+Disney is pure matketing genius!

[Ceaser9857361]

I bet their will be sequels to follow... Hope its much bigger ..

[Goldby]

@supersonic

Heck if this keeps up I would love to see a deal for their new streaming service once it shows up

[SuperSonic91]

PS4 is a third party exclusive powerhouse platfirm!

[Aceman18]

Congrats IG and Sony on a successful launch

[SuperSonic91]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse also by Sony is gon b huge this holiday season!

[Markusb33]

Had to beat god of war just on ip awareness

[IamTylerDurden1]

I knew Spider-man would do ridiculous numbers. I said it would have a larger opening than God of War because the preorders, Japanese, and UK sales were trending higher. Even at my local store the turnout was far larger for Spider-man.

Both God of War and Spider-man deserve the sales. These are the best games i've played this year and both were wildly entertaining. Congratulations to Insomniac, Sony, and Marvel. Can't waIt for Spider-man 2 on PS5. Sony now has its own Arkham in a sense. We have a hit.

[gravedigger]

For those who doesn't know. 3.3 mil. are WITHOUT Spiderman bundles

https://twitter.com/eliblum...

This game beated GOW numbers in 3 days and especially, best selling Halo game, Halo 3 numbers, sold in 3.3 mil. copies in 12 days :

https://www.ign.com/article...

[Sevir]

That was in the states tho, as it pertains to NPD... World wide release said something of 8-9 million units for the month. . It's mighty impressive tho that a Console exclusive in this day can sell gang Buster's like that in 3 days.

Insomniac hasn't seen sales like this since the launch of Resistance fall of Fan, it sold 1.5 million at US launch then another 1.5 million when it came to the EU/UK/AUS launches in March the following year.

I'm super proud of Insomniac, they've really put out something of a legend with Spider-Man... Perfect fit...

[gravedigger]

@Sevir

True that. Didn't realize it's US. Thanks! Btw. we shall see WW numbers for the month surely

[ps3rider]

Large audience wins

[Nyxus]

Over a million a day, damn!

[SuperSonic91]

Wait wait wait!
You mean PS4 single player games sold more than the big AAA multiplats in OPENINGS?
What!?
That is amazing spectacular incredible!
And for MS and EA the SP games are dead?

What a statement by Sony!

[IamTylerDurden1]

SP hit after SP hit. I love how the likes of Microsoft and EA feel like SP games are no longer profitable to the point of making ridiculous, inflammatory statements and cancelling games simply based on the fact that they are SP. Sony, Bethesda, and a select few are showing the entire industry that if you make great games and market them properly they can do massive numbers regardless of genre.

Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Spider-man, The Last of Us 2. All SP focused games that will most likely be 10 million sellers. That is 5 exclusive games (4 first party) that will each sell 10 million units lifetime, in a single generation. Could be more.

Phil Spencer denounced the financial viability of SP games in this day n age yet Sony is kicking the doors down and breaking records. I know certain people go wild for engagement numbers, but these games are moving units. Hard. sales. Numbers.

[HeisenbergX]

@SuperSonic91 Shhhhhh you MS has backwards compatibility and that's important!

[GaboonViper]

But but but Spencer of Nazareth said SP games......

[dualshock]

I remember DJKing saying GOW wouldn’t sell even 10% of the PS4 user base. He also predicted Spider-Man would be beat out by SNK Heroines... lol

PS going strong.

[Sevir]

To contrast those with God of War, GoW sold 3.1 million in 3 days world wide, Horizon sold 2.4 million world wide in 7 days, Bloodborne sold 1.4 million in 7 days world wide, Uncharted 4 sold 2.4 million in 10 days world wide, Infamous Second Son sold 1 million Units in 9 days world wide. They're on a roll.

Now they're getting ready to amp up Days Gone, but I have a feeling that one might sink. I hope it cracks 2 million and is actually good. All eyes are on Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us 2 and Death Stranding which I'm sure will all be strong.

[Kribwalker]

“We’ve got to understand that if we enjoy those games, the business opportunity has to be there for them. I love story-based games. I just finished [LucasArts-inspired RPG] Thimbleweed Park – I thought it was a fantastic game. Inside was probably my game of last year. As an industry, I want to make sure both narrative-driven single-player games and service-based games have the opportunity to succeed. I think that’s critical for us.””

where in there (from the exact same interview immediately after the misconstrued quote) does it say SP games are dead??

https://www.theguardian.com...

No where does he say that

Regardless
I’m looking forward to playing Spider-man later on. Got some other games i wanna get through first

[Nyxus]

@ Kribwalker: "You’ll have things like Zelda or Horizon Zero Dawn that’ll come out, and they’ll do really well, but they don’t have the same impact that they used to have, because the big service-based games are capturing such a large amount of the audience." - Phil Spencer

But he has been proven wrong multiple times by now, if anything their impact is bigger than ever.

[MasterCornholio]

@Nyxus

Well looking at impact games like Spiderman and God of War are more impactful on the industry than games like State of Decay 2 and Sea of Thieves.

So it is possible for Single player games to have a greater impact than some GaaS. Making a game GaaS doesn't automatically guarantee it's sucesss in the market.

[Kribwalker]

@nyxus

and where in there does he say single player games are dead?
“I want to make sure both narrative-driven single-player games and service-based games have the opportunity to succeed. I think that’s critical for us.”

I’d say that that last sentence says quite the opposite.

And for impact, tell me a SP Story driven game that has had as many players, or made as much money as something like Fortnite. Because that’s exactly the type of thing he was talking about. Fortnite has been consistently making over 200 million a month, you won’t find a SP game that would do that. Thus, it would not make as big of an impact

[Nyxus]

@ Kribwalker: Read Spencer's quote again. He says the SP games don't have the same impact 'they used to have', so compared to SP games in the past. And that is simply not true looking at the huge record shattering hits from this year alone.

Also, Fortnite is free.

[Kribwalker]

@nyxus

“fortnite is free”
and yet this free game continues to rake in cash
https://www.theverge.com/20...

$300 million, a month after it brought in $200+ million and it continues to drive in huge revenue. Games as a service are huge money makers, and while spider-man could hit $300 million this month (would need to almost double its sales) it’s not going to hit that next month as well.

So Spider-man $300 million one month
Fortnite $300 million one month, $2-300 million the next month, 2-300 million the next month.

What’s a bigger impact there?

I think you need to read his quote again and not be so selective on it

“The audience for those big story-driven games... I won’t say it isn’t as large, but they’re not as consistent,” (HE STATES ITS NOT AS CONSISTENT, BUT SAYS HE WONT SAY IT ISNT AS LARGE) says Spencer. “You’ll have things like Zelda or Horizon Zero Dawn that’ll come out, and they’ll do really well, (SOME SP GAMES WILL DO WELL) but they don’t have the same impact that they used to have, because the big service-based games are capturing such a large amount of the audience (WHICH IS TRUE. THE BIGGEST GAMES OF THE GENERATION ARE SERVICE BASED IE GTA, FIFA) Sony’s first-party studios do a lot of these games, and they’re good at them, but outside of that, it’s difficult – they’re become more rare” (SONY DOES GOOD WITH SINGLE PLAYER GAMES, BUT ITS DIFFICULT FOR OTHERS)

and then he goes on to state his love of single player games. You guys keep trying the same tire narrative which isn’t true. At no time did he say SP is dying

[Nyxus]

@ Kribwalker: are you seriously saying Fortnite is the norm? For every Fortnite there is also a game like Lawbreakers.

HE STATES ITS NOT AS CONSISTENT, BUT SAYS HE WONT SAY IT ISNT AS LARGE - which has been proven WRONG.

SOME SP GAMES WILL DO WELL - not some, many.

WHICH IS TRUE. THE BIGGEST GAMES OF THE GENERATION ARE SERVICE BASED IE GTA, FIFA - and the biggest PlayStation exclusives are single player only game. If the quality is there, they can make a lot of money, no GAAS needed.

SONY DOES GOOD WITH SINGLE PLAYER GAMES, BUT ITS DIFFICULT FOR OTHERS - so what? What is his point exactly? Microsoft is one of the big three with tons of money, so the fact that it's 'difficult' is a weak excuse.

Phil didn't literally say 'SP is dead', that's true. But let's look at what he does say, and what he means by it. He is suggesting that in the current climate releasing SP only games isn't really viable, except for maybe a few hits here and there. But Sony has been releasing one record breaking SP game after the other, and even if they don't break records, they do well enough to be viable. So his suggestion that services are necessary just isn't true.

[Kribwalker]

“@ Kribwalker: are you seriously saying Fortnite is the norm? For every Fortnite there is also a game like Lawbreakers”

and for every spider-man there is multiple games like gravity rush 2, or even Evil Within 2, a big budget SP game that was well received but under performed.

“SOME SP GAMES WILL DO WELL - not some, many”

and many will crash and burn. it’s the same for both SP and MP.

“and the biggest PlayStation exclusives are single player only game. If the quality is there, they can make a lot of money, no GAAS needed.”

and not one of them has sold more than a game like GTAV on PS4 . So would that be more or less impact?

“Phil didn't literally say 'SP is dead', that's true. But let's look at what he does say, and what he means by it.”

And now you are changing the interview to fit your narrative and in no way have you proved what you guys say “phil spencer says SP games are dead”

[Kribwalker]

Case in point of GAAS games making a bigger impact than SP games.

http://n4g.com/news/2205024...

How many SP games have 78 million people playing them? What single player game gets mentioned by analyst as a direct contributing factor to a Year To Date dollar growth of 40% on total sales in the video game industry.

[raWfodog]

Well, it wasn't hard to do since PS doesn't really have any games :D :D

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Come on dude leave your fantasy world and join everyone in reality it’s not healthy. The PS4 has been delivering nothing but critically acclaimed exclusives for the last two years now quit being a fanboy and come join in on the fun.

[Lokii]

You spelt Xbox wrong.

[raWfodog]

I'm so disappointed in how many people actually thought I was being serious. A simple look at my history would show that practically live on my PS4. *sigh*

fanboys, smh

[Guyfamily999]

Little tip, if you want to avoid the downvotes, a /s at the end might help :) because there really are trolls/people than think that PS somehow has no games since it doesn't have Halo I guess.

[raWfodog]

@Guyfamily999

Yeah I thought the laughing faces at the end of my comment would have been enough of a clue but I guess you really have to spell it out for a lot of people :)

[princejb134]

I saw your sarcasm from a mile away.
Try not to be sarcastic when theirs ps4 anything. You will be hated lol

[Minimox16]

@ raWfodog yeah i saw the sarcasm too but well people can be too serious,lol.

[Mr_Commander]

Beast!

[SuperSonic91]

The King of the Beasts!

[ClayRules2012]

Congratulations, Insomniac!

And to think, some on here were saying it’s numbers wouldn’t be that impressive or possibly be able to even compete with God of War. Spidey is much bigger than I think some realized.

Aside from these remarkable numbers, it just makes me so happy that Insomniac has delivered on bringing fans a fantastic video game. They wanted to be up there in quality as Sony’s other first party studios, and they definitely delivered.

3.3 million is just wow haha. Hard work pays off!

[CarlDechance]

"some on here were saying it’s numbers wouldn’t be that impressive"

oh....don't worry. The negative spin will continue. Next is the inevitable blurb that sales are not *really* good because of the number of PS4s sold. You can expect it from the usual suspects unfortunately.

[ClayRules2012]

Yeah, that’s a good point. Same with the claims of “Downgrade” for Sony’s upcoming PS4 exclusives next year. Just plain silly.

[CarlDechance]

lol....it is all so predictable at this point.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Insomniac have always made great games but they've never had a game sell anywhere near this amount. They must be ecstatic.

[ClayRules2012]

Well said. I can’t imagine their excitement. I’m so darn happy for them. It must be a wonderful feeling to know you made a great game that gamers are loving (gotta be so much pride in that) and to know it sells so well, beyond what you ever expected, is the little icing on the cake.

[LoveSpuds]

Did you like Fuse then???😃

Only joshing, I love Insomniac too, they are a developer I have 100% confidence in.

[dualshock]

I mean it pales in comparison to Spidey, but the Ratchet and Clank reboot WAS their best selling title ever. I remember seeing an article on here... if I am wrong, apologies in advance.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

@LoveSpuds I'd put that game's failings down to EA being the publisher considering it changed so much from reveal to launch.

[WANNAGETHIGH]

Am yet to get my copy. To broke to afford a new game now. 😔.... I know laugh at me, I can’t afford 60$ for a game 😭😭😭

[sprinterboy]

I was skint too buddy but the trade in price was great, blitzed it in 3days over last wkd and spiderman cost me £6 in the end, thx CEX.

[WANNAGETHIGH]

I live in Lagos Nigeria, our trade in value here sucks. 😔😔😔

[StormLegend]

Trade in some games at GameStop

[AmUnRa]

Travis do you think that there is a GameStop in Lagos Nigeria??😉

[WANNAGETHIGH]

Sadly we don’t have one. I am planning to franchise one here tho. Am just waiting on the right capital and the right connections, there is a huge gaming market here that’s untapped.

[FunAndGun]

Hang in there! It will be worth the wait. Good luck to ya fellow gamer.

[ArchangelMike]

No shame man, some times you just have to save up. I have to constantly trade old games to buy new ones. I remember when I got my PS4, I had to trade in my PS3 and all my games to get enough for just over about half the price of a PS4 lol.

[LoveSpuds]

Hope things pan out for you buddy, fingers crossed on your plans to tap into the gamer market👍👍Ԁ 77;

[AspiringProGenji]

If the PsN store had the gift feature I would have bought it for you

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Yes!! PSN NEEDS this feature!

[Realms]

Sadly gaming is an expensive luxury and there are better ways to spend money. Don't worry at this rate Sony will discount the game in 6 months if it keeps selling this well.

[godofiron]

aayyyeeee good to meet you, fellow Nigerian! and yeah man, out struggle is real - the exchange rate certainly doesn't help matters...

[sammarshall102]

Jesus!!! Well deserved and my GOTY

[outsider1624]

Dayummm!! Didn't GoW sell 3 mill in 3 days too?

[CaptainOmega]

3.1M I think

[outsider1624]

Ah ok. Thanks.
Wow, two single player games selling for 3mil in 3 days.
Anyway Congratulations to Insomniac Games.

[gravedigger]

Quote :

"Since both games had Console bundles and Spiderman only has 200k more sold in the first 3 days... It might be 5.5-6M for its first month. definitely not 5.3M in 10 days. "

Spidey Bundles AREN'T indluced! 3.3 mil is without bundles!

https://twitter.com/eliblum...

[CaptainOmega]

Gravedigger...

I’m fine with being wrong about the bundles not being counted... but the point still stands. I don’t see it getting to 5.3M in 10 days. ps.. i’m fine about being wrong about that if it happens... i just don’t see it happening.

[Kribwalker]

spider-man bundles are included in the game totals. It says so in the article

[akaFullMetal]

Spiderman has global appeal and a great game, not too surprising. Congrats Sony and insomniac!

[masterfox]

So Insomniac can we have a trilogy remaster of the Resistance franchise ?, or you can outsource to Bluepoint Masters of remasters and remakes :D

[CarlDechance]

That is both Amazing and Spectacular. :-)

Side note: just got the Platinum. Ready for some DLC!

[sprinterboy]

We will see a article within October about spiderman has surpassed gow sales and is Sonys fastest selling game of all time I guess.

[SuperSonic91]

Just as expected. 20 million here we come.

[sprinterboy]

Yep from now till Xmas is going to be crazy sales for spiderman, then you'll have the gamers who will wait for psn sales and price drops etc. I see 15m plus for sure.
What is Sonys best selling game figures lifetime, gran turismo?

[InKnight7s]

That was the case until The Last of Us with 17 million (including both PS3 and PS4 sales)

[sprinterboy]

Decided to actually read the article, crushed homecoming box office wkd numbers by $81million wow.

[FunAndGun]

That really is impressive. What is REALLY exciting is that Marvel will be putting more superhero games together with quality teams now that Spiderman has exploded. No way they will go back to crummy movie tie ins. The future looks bright for some more quality games like Spidey but with other chatacters.

[outsider1624]

Judging from the way they added a cameo of a certain person and post credits scene. Im hoping that happens.
Iron man, Thor, Black Panther, Captain America etc. All with great mature storylines and quality production.

[ArchangelMike]

Exactly. This was what impressed me the most actually. It means that Marvel will be very comfortable going forward with Sony, at least when it comes to the Spiderman IP. No doubt they will be keeping a close eye on what SqEnix do with the avengers IP, but I'm willing to bet that that game won't be able to match Spiderman's day 1 or lifetime sales.

In any case, this pretty much seals a Spiderman Sequel.

[Movefasta1993]

does anybody know how much god of war sold in 1 week and 1 month?

[elazz]

I think it was 3 million in first week, 5 million in 11 days (which is the game's first month)

So spider man including bundles will probably do 5m in around 6 days. September it will sell around 7m and after holiday season it will have sold 10m easily.

EDIT: Looking to the remarkable second weekend in many countries from their sales reports it only dropped around 35% average. Some lower, some higher.

So incl. Bundles it already surpassed 5m, probably around 5.3m and that's in 10 days.

[CaptainOmega]

God of War sales: 3.1M for its first 3 days...5M for its first month.

Since both games had Console bundles and Spiderman only has 200k more sold in the first 3 days... It might be 5.5-6M for its first month. definitely not 5.3M in 10 days.

[elazz]

@ beardedDrachen

God of war 5 million was for the month of April. News outlets wrote therefor first month. That is still correct but since it released on the 20th of April God of War first month sales only counted 11 days.

[CaptainOmega]

How is its first month of sale (according to the sales call where the game was mentioned) counted as 11 days? Find me a quote where it says 11 days is 5 million.

[ArchangelMike]

Basically, it's safe to say that Spider-man has, and will eclipse God of War going forward.

[raWfodog]

Not surprising since a lot of parents will readily buy this 'Teen' rated game featuring a popular friendly superhero over a 'Mature' rated game featuring a violent, bloodthirsty god-killer :)

[Ninver]

Yet to pick up a copy but rest assured I'll be contributing to the record numbers. Congrats to Insomniac Games and Sony. Make this a trilogy dammit!

[Malice-Flare]

amazing. spectacular. ultimate...

6x SalesTokens received. Sales Challenge complete...

[ArchangelMike]

*ding* - Platinum Trophy unlocked.

[Thundercat77]

Go Spider Cop!!!

[StormLegend]

Congrats to Sony for allowing them to create any marvel superhero they wanted!! The results are amazing!!!! Best selling ps exclusive in history

[Vizigoth04]

Looks like Kratos has another Battle Buddy.

[sampsonon]

To all those companies that said single player story games aren't profitable, i say to you this. they can be if you make the game with passion and care and you stop trying to cut corners. Gamers will buy single player games, and their DLC, as long as we feel respected and not taken advantage of.

Sony, Marvel, and Insomniac deserve the praise and profit for making a great game.
And this is not a one off. All Sony exclusives have been profitable, yes even games like Driveclub and The Order.

Micro Transactions in MP online only games feels like I'm being pinched for every penny i have, which leaves a sour taste in my wallet. There is enough room for all, but stop dictating to the community about what we want, and start listening to us.

Sony is King this gen because they wen't against the MP online only trend.
But it would be nice to have them make a great MP game, just to add to their amazing line up.
Form a company that only makes MP games.

thanks for a great gen.

[ArchangelMike]

Ok firstly, this Gen is not over yet, we still have Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Dreams etc etc etc So yeah big smiles all round -but why?

Because "long live single player games!!!" Yep, they're all big budget single player games. And while they may not all achieve the same sales momentum as Spider-man, it's a testament to Sony that they still believe and invest in quality singleplayer experiences.

So yeah it seems like Sony didn't get the memo about singleplayer games being dead. :)

[sampsonon]

"Ok firstly, this Gen is not over yet, we still have Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Dreams etc etc etc So yeah big smiles all round -but why? "

I assumed people would understand i was talking about (up to now) and know that their lineup isn't done yet, not by a long shot.
it's great time to own a ps

[cooperdnizzle]

Sour taste in your wallet you say? I need a wallet that does that! Serious though I agree with ya.

[sampsonon]

i was going to say in my mouth but you know this community lol

[sprinterboy]

Slightly off topic but I got my copy of spiderman from a place called "ARGOS" here in the UK, I got asked for ID, I'm 42yrs old with a beard ffs lol.
Plus why did they make the game with swearing in it, I don't think they needed too, kids will play it anyway I was just surprised it was a 16 rated game that's all.

[CarlDechance]

It would have rated that anyway. It is heavy on action and violence. Is the word "shit" really worth a mention when you are getting shot at with rocket launchers and flinging people off of buildings? It is just a word.

[sprinterboy]

I Don't mind swearing dude, maybe my comment came across wrong, I just thought Sony and insomniac was targeting adults and kids with it being spiderman that's all. I didn't actually realise it was a 16 rated game until I purchased it.

[CarlDechance]

I hear ya. Looks to me that they are targeting the same audience as the movies which have similar ratings and language.

[ziggurcat]

could have been that someone was breathing down their neck? I don't get why people get carded sometimes, especially when they're clearly above the minimum age requirement - I've been carded at a liquor store I frequent by someone who, only the day prior, hadn't.

lots of games have swearing in them that are rated for teens+. not sure whether you need to be that concerned over a couple of curse words, especially when you can bet your life that they're saying/hearing a lot worse at school/at the mall than what you're hearing in this particular game.

[Vizigoth04]

I think anyone can make a word a swear. It's up to those who perceive it as offensive. The word chair can be used offensively you you choose to take it that way. The rating for Teen makes sense though since there is crime that you are fighting.

[Relientk77]

That's awesome! Congrats Insomniac Games you absolutely deserve it.

[kevnb]

I like it much more than god of war and think it has a wider appeal. Its one of the few games where I actually care about the story as well.

[CarlDechance]

I was actually surprised at how good the story was. The third act was incredible.

[Veneno]

Insomniac have a great talent for writing. Up there with Naughty Dog.

[1-pwnsause-1]

i mean....people are surprised by this? i mean...really.....doesnt surprise me whatsoever.... we finally got the spider-man game we wanted, and it has 1st party quality built into it..

[Thundercat77]

* Legendary Playstation 1st party quality.

[Skankinruby]

Need to grab this one too, going through a backlog and only didn't get it at launch because I knew it would get huge support. Sony is slaughtering it this year.

[Thundercat77]

Wow that is spectacular. Single player exclusive Playstation games doing better than multi-player and other multiplatform games.

The number is bigger than that because bundles and digital are not included.

Meanwhile... Xbox taking jabs at Sony because of the PS One Classic and crossplay 😂.

# focus on the things that matter!

[mkis007]

It's all the 'ammo' they have.

[MasterCornholio]

Holy smokes that's fantastic.

Congratulations Sony and Insomniac.

[Legatus]

Congrats Insomniac Games and Sony on this tremedous success, you fully deserve these record breaking numbers.

On the side note, it's very unusual to not see Kribwalker congratulating, he is always very eager to congratulate MS and Nintendo, but not so much to Sony. This is very weird considering he is the most unbiased N4Ger by far.

[CarlDechance]

LOL

[GaboonViper]

Well done Insomniac.

[trooper_]

Well done!

[Tross]

Wow, and I wasn't part of that 3.3 million as I held out for eight long days before caving in and snagging a copy.

[Hardiman]

"This is how ya do it"

[Lime123]

Best selling PS4 exclusives:

1. Uncharted 4 - 8.7 million sold after 7 months
2. Horizon Zero Dawn - 7.6 million sold after a year
3. God of War - 5 million sold after a month
4. Spider-Man - 3.3 million sold after 3 days

[mkis007]

With the holidays coming up, that # will triple at least by January.

[FallenAngel1984]

Sony keeps breaking their own records

[Blu3_Berry]

Damn, that is pretty impressive. This gives me hope that Marvel will let other studios (high quality studios) use their IPs to make a Marvel game. I am about 70% through with Spider-Man but I absolutely love swinging around the city and the combat is actually a decent challenge to my surprise. You can't just button mash and expect to win like the Batman Arkham games.

[Exvalos]

Dayyyum, this game looking to smash God of War. I can only imagine what the holidays are going to do for this game.

[TheOtherMoon]

This game is beautiful and engaging. I beat the Main Story this past Sunday, and I have been playing every night since-then trying to 100% the game. The last game I 100% completed (or even attempted to) was Mass Effect 2. I originally bought my Playstation for MLB the Show. I never stress that someone buy a system simply because of a single game, and that could very well change. I am excited and interested to see what the DLC holds -- and New Game+ is a much needed addition, I cannot wait to play the story again with full upgrades.

[EricLane]

That screenshot reminds me of Silence of the Lambs when that inmate did a 'spiderman" onto Jodie Foster's face.

[Vizigoth04]

That's innapropriahahaha

[theshredded]

I'm glad something I like is the king.

[SuperSonic91]

Actually they call him Spider-God

[P_Bomb]

Amazing. Didn’t expect it to trump, well, everything! Insomniac just got job security for the next ten years lol. Holy #%^*

[Latex74]

It's a fantastic game it's a shame it's not on the Xbox so more people can experience this game sure it's not for everyone but every one I know loves it go Spiderman keep the games coming sony

[Pricey]

Its a better game because it’s not on Xbox.

[StormLegend]

Nothing is holding you back from experiencing it. Go out and buy a used PS4 and play it

[JKSimmons]

Bring me Spider-Man!

[AK91]

Congrats to Sony and Insomniac games.

[supes_24]

That is amazing! To top God of War and to see people talking about TLOU2 and putting homerism aside, I agree. This game deserves top PS4 selling title to date. I love all the titles listed and I’m a huge TLOU fan but Spider-Man is something else entirely and I’m having the most fun I’ve had in a video game in a long time and I’ve been on playing since the good ol Atari days.

[Kumakai]

Well deserved

[mkis007]

You can bet the sequel has already been greenlit.

[ufo8mycat]

But single player games are dead guys! Remember that’s what EA said :P
This is what happens when a publisher, like Sony for example, allows developers to have creative freedom and quality. Makes all the difference in the world.