God of War Ragnarok returns to No.1 as PS5 stock arrives | UK Boxed Charts

Sony's God of War Ragnarok has returned to the top of the UK boxed charts due to a 32% increase in sales week-on-week.

[Orchard]

PS5 being easier to find, especially the GoW bundle is really helping GoW stay at the top of the charts across the world. Its even holding its own against COD and FIFA.

Can’t say I’m surprised about NFS Unbound. I’m having fun with it and it’s the best NFS in years - but EA seem to be doing zero advertising of it.

[jznrpg]

God of War sold well regardless of the bundle but people without a PS5 will buy the bundle of course . If there was no bundle I’d bet GoW would be many peoples first PS5 game anyways .

[Orchard]

Definitely. The bundle being easily available is helping drive console sales for sure.

It almost feels like they’re pivoting their supply towards bundles over standalone, looking at the availability of the GoW and COD bundles.

[Hofstaderman]

And people were saying GOW would not move consoles…

[Flawlessmic]

People buying snapping up a brillant console the moment they can and an amazing game, your right not a surprise at all!

[Orchard]

Yep, 100% unsurprised. It’s good that we seem to be through the supply issues - for tech all up.

I still have PTSD from trying to get a graphics card during the pandemic.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

The 3 main PS5 bundles available are Ragnorok, FIFA 23 and Modern Warfare 2.
https://direct.playstation....

There's 2 FIFA 23 bundles, and they're very popular.
https://www.smythstoys.com/...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp...

They bundle in the games people want, you know. Ragnorok is the fastest selling PS exclusive ever - people wanting to play it is what's keeping it at the top of the charts. PS exclusives (particularly Miles Morales) always climb the charts whenever new stock comes in, regardless of bundles.

When Starfield sells really well, rest assured, no one is here is going to obsess over bundles.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Are you suggesting that GoW wouldn't stay at the top of charts without the bundle or that the bundle is the main reason it's at the top?

[Orchard]

Where did I say that it wouldn’t sell well? It is selling well.

The positioning in the chart and its movement is tied to the availability of consoles. The article says it too if you took the time to read it.

Is that a surprise though? Why would you buy a game for a console you don’t have?

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I never said you said it wouldn't sell well. Was talking about GoW being at the top of the charts vs CoD and Fifa and you saying bundles are the reason why.

[Orchard]

@Outside "The action adventure game jumped two places to No.1 thanks to the arrival of more PS5 stock at UK retail. The game also features in a PS5 hardware bundle."

The article said it, not me.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Article is saying that the game is featured in a bundle not that that's the reason why it jumped two spots. It's saying that Sony being able to keep PS5 in stock is the reason. CoD also had a bundle as well.

[darkrider]

While others not even with bundles were able to put their games number one. Ever this Gen...

[ApocalypseShadow]

Of course.

When a company invests in their own developers, when they invest in game engines to meet the need, invests in high quality game releases that get nominated for awards, when a company is willing to allow their developers to take a risk and change their own game to keep it fresh...

This is the result. Market Leader Theory 101.

[Sonic1881]

They don't have to buy publisher's either

[Flawlessmic]

Who'd have thought hard work and investing in your studios over a long period of time actually pays off.

[Eonjay]

People out there trying to say that buying the competition is competing.

[Flawlessmic]

@enojay

And those same people then demanding that the opposers to that deal should make there own fps series cause it's so easy to make games, yet rather than do that themselves there are spending 70 bill lolll

Funny how one company is expected to make there games and the other is can just buy up publishers.

Makes you scratch your head doesn't it

[ApocalypseShadow]

Yup.

What's really interesting is that you can place Nintendo or Sony as the company, and come up with the same result for my above comment.

[Orchard]

That awkward moment when you realize that most of Sonys studios are the result of acquisitions…

[mkis007]

Orchard

He said publishers not developers. Sony has yet to buy a publisher. Ms seems content to be in the conversation but not actually contribute anything to it. It's sad, because if MS and xbox, with all its money and access, invested the way Sony did in the people behind the developers, the industry could have do many more talented dev teams.

[Orchard]

You’re right about investing in studios, but wrong about investing in engines.

You don’t need to invest in a custom engine to make a good game. The majority of studios don’t do this.

Also realistically, we’re going to see studios standardize more and more on UE. Including Sony - maintaining an engine has astronomical costs and realistically, Epic has more manpower they can put on it (mainly thanks to fortnite dollars) and their tech is miles ahead of any other engine at this point.

Sony knows the industry is going in that direction too, hence their investments in Epic.

[Flawlessmic]

@orchard you love to play on technicalities.

Remind me what all of Sony's studios were before Sony acquired them? and the massive massive ips they took with them that previously sold on multiple platforms by the millions for years??

Every massive ip Sony has has been built under them, and not prior to acquisition.

Sony took regular studios that 95% had been working them exclusively anyway and has supported them before buying them and turned majority of them into the world beaters they are today.

But you know this already, like I said you love to play on technicalities.

What Sony has done and Ms is doing are different things, not to mention ms now has more studios than Sony so why do they need like 14 more, they have enough to compete fairly without having to buy there way to the top.

Go home orchard, literally everyone is tired of your games, aren't you supposed to be old after aswell? Thought ud have better things to do than troll everyday, atleast play elder statemen and try contribute in a meaningful fashion.

[Orchard]

@Flawless What were the studios prior to acquisition? They were independent studios.

“Every massive ip Sony has has been built under them, and not prior to acquisition.”

Destiny says hi. One of the top 5 played games on both consoles.

It doesn’t matter anyway. Acquisitions are a completely normal part of this industry.

Sony has done tens of them, Microsoft has done tens of them. Both will make tens more of them.

Similarly, the majority of Sony studios are acquisitions as are the majority of Microsoft studios.

The only one who’s arguably “cleaner” in that sense is Nintendo.

[Flawlessmic]

@orchard

No one has issues with most acquisitions like Ms ones before zenimax and acti, that was fine they aren't robbing millions of gamers or money hitting there way to the top.

They bought talented studios that needed help and dont have world wide renowned ips that millions loved.

What they are doing now is different.

See i said 95% love that u picked out that 5% being bungie, but can't find anything else cause there isn't anything else.

Not to mention bumgie themselves have explicitly came out and said all there games will be available to whatever platforms they want and Sony has no say.

So until proven otherwise even your 5% is wrong.

Was expecting you to list all the ways I was wrong but ur just a old man troll with nothing better to do.

[badz149]

"You don’t need to invest in a custom engine to make a good game. The majority of studios don’t do this."

makes you wonder why a trillion company is not doing either of those and instead trying to buy out the biggest publisher there is through the most expensive acquisition in the history of gaming.

EA, Epic, Take2, and even SONY and Nintendo combined are still smaller than MS but all these companies invest in making their own engines.

so...is "buying" the only thing MS is good at?

[Crows90]

@badz

Well if you take a look at what bill gates does...pretty much everything is buying or backing...in literally everything. Not surprising that Microsoft would resort to monopolistic practices in the gaming industry as well. It wasn't enough to take away some of the biggest western IP ..now they want the biggest IP.

[darkrider]

Destiny is multiplats.. Worst example ever of a game and of studio. Bungie was the best, by light years, of Microsoft. But by being force to milked beyond belief a single franchise they left. Imagined if destiny was also Microsoft exclusive... But Phil Spencer is so smart....

[Chevalier]

"Orchard1h ago
That awkward moment when you realize that most of Sonys studios are the result of acquisitions…"

Nah only awkward thing is fruity idiots trying so hard. All the franchises were made AFTER the studios were purchased and given freedom to make games they want. Whereas some just buy pre-existing franchises. Only and idiot thinks that's the same.

What franchises did Xbox build up from scratch after the studios were purchased by say Xbox?! Oh right NONE.

[thesoftware730]

Yup, Nintendo got it right!!

lol.

[Chevalier]

Nintendo deserves ton of props. Building up Fire Emblem, Pokemon, Smash, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and also making new franchises like Splatoon and Xenoblade into huge franchises too.

Honestly between Nintendo and Playstation constantly making so many great series/franchises I think we're spoiled by how regular they release new games. I never run out of games between PS4/PS5 and Switch. Buy games monthly from these two.

[SullysCigar]

The game is amazing. Deserves to do this well.

[Snookies12]

Awesome stuff! I am sad to say I still haven't beaten GoW 2018, just yet. But was having a blast with it. Need to start fresh on it and just knock it out soon here. As far as PS5's go though... Now that they're starting to become easily available. It's taken so long I may just end up holding off for a potential Pro or Slim model. It's a wonderful powerhouse of a system, but good lord it takes up so much space haha.

[Aloymetal]

Congrats, well deserved!

[darkrider]

More supply, more sales. Its always like this. Nothing new

[Demetrius]

That’s wassup tho real gaming company is what SM always been