As one of the most anticipated games of the year, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is expected to perform well in sales. According to Christopher Dring of Games Industry, it debuted “comfortably” at the top on this week’s UK physical charts and is the fourth biggest boxed launch in the region this year.
It’s behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy. However, Dring also noted that physical launch sales are down 20 percent compared to God of War Ragnarok last year. They were also down “significantly” from Marvel’s Spider-Man. However, digital distribution has progressed since 2018, so we’ll see where it stands when the GSD sales data becomes available.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is exclusive to PS5. Check out our review here. Though no story DLC is confirmed, Insomniac Games has several updates planned, including New Game Plus, Mission Replay and new suits, so stay tuned.
Spider-Man 2 is comfortably No.1 in the UK physical charts this week. It’s the 4th biggest UK boxed launch of the year, behind Zelda, EA Sports FC and Hogwarts Legacy. Physical launch sales are 20% lower than what God of War Ragnarok managed last year. Digital data still to come
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) October 22, 2023
Just had to delete the follow-up tweet. Physical launch sales of Spider-Man 2 is significantly down on Spider-Man 1. But digital acceleration since 2018 means it isn’t possible to draw any conclusions until the download data is in
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) October 22, 2023