UPDATE: Ghost of Tsushima has efficiently stabbed God of Battle within the again and hidden its physique in a bush to turn out to be the 2nd most profitable PlayStation sport on PC. It pulled off this feat by attaining a concurrent participant depend of simply over 75,000, though it appears to be like like that quantity could but rise. I’ve up to date the chart of PlayStation video games on PC with the very best concurrent participant counts discovered beneath.
ORIGINAL STORY: Ghost of Tsushima launched on PC only a few days in the past on Might 16, almost 4 years after it first arrived on PlayStation 4. Sony has acknowledged earlier than that it needs to aggressively push into the PC market and it appears to be like like Ghost of Tsushima is doing precisely that.
According to SteamDB, which tracks all types of Steam-related date, Ghost of Tsushima is extraordinarily near overtaking God of Battle to turn out to be Sony’s 2nd largest sport on PC when it comes to concurrent gamers. It’s at the moment at 72,477 concurrent gamers, though that quantity is slowly creeping upwards.
It’s additionally being tracked because the 2nd finest vendor at the moment.
God of Battle hits its highest ever peak simply two days after its launch, managing to place 73,529 into the boots of gaming angriest Dad. The participant depend slowly dwindled after that as individuals regularly wrapped up the sport’s glorious story and moved on to different issues.
Which means Ghost of Tsushima is simply over 1,000 gamers away from surpassing God of Battle.
In 2022 we realized that God of Battle had offered 971,000 items on Steam in two months of being on sale. Then in 2023, leaked information from Sony indicated that it went on to promote 2.5m items, a quantity which has presumably grown since then. If Ghost of Tsushima is pushing related numbers of concurrent gamers, wouldn’t it be truthful to imagine that it’s going to promote equal to or greater than God of Battle? That’s pure hypothesis on my behalf, however I believe it’s a reasonably secure wager.
It’s additionally value noting that Ghost of Tsushima launched at $59.99, whereas God of Battle launched at $49.99. In different phrases, Ghosts of Tsushima can even generate barely extra income.
In fact, the king of PlayStation mountain on PC continues to be Helldivers 2 due to its whopping 458,709 concurrent participant depend. Nowadays the participant depend is considerably decrease however nonetheless very wholesome, peaking at 80,000+ concurrent gamers on daily basis.
As for different Sony video games, Marvel’s Spider-Man sits simply behind Ghost of Tsushima with a peak participant depend of 66,436, whereas Horizon: Zero Daybreak is in 4th with 56,557.
Most profitable PlayStation video games on PC by participant depend.
| Place | Recreation | Peak Participant Depend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helldivers 2 | 458,709 |
| 2 | Ghost of Tsushima | 75,065 |
| 3 | God of Battle | 73,529 |
| 4 | Marvel’s Spider-Man | 66,436 |
| 5 | Horizon: Zero Daybreak | 56,557 |
| 6 | Horizon: Forbidden West | 40,462 |
| 7 | The Final of Us Half 1 | 36,496 |
| 8 | Days Gone | 27,450 |
| 9 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | 13,539 |
| 10 | Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Assortment | 10,851 |
Ghost of Tsushima had a bit little bit of controversy forward of its launch that threatened to impact its gross sales. Following the Helldivers 2 PSN debacle, Ghost of Tsushima’s builders wished to make it very clear that whereas the singleplayer portion of GoT wouldn’t require a PSN account, the net Legends mode wouldn’t. Moreover, Ghost of Tsushima isn’t obtainable on the market in round 180 areas as a result of these areas not accessing the PlayStation Community, making lots of people understandably want that Sony would break up the sport into two items in order that the singleplayer, which doesn’t want an account, might be purchased by individuals in these areas.
A number of the sport’s adverse Steam opinions are as a result of requiring a PSN account, however the overwhelming majority appear very pleased with the expertise and with the efficiency. It’s at the moment sitting at a “Very Constructive” score on Steam.
Whereas it’s unimaginable to understand how a lot of a distinction this has made, the numbers to date look nice, and can little doubt bolster the will for a sequel. Sadly that doesn’t appear to be will probably be coming anytime quickly, as Sony has already stated that no new games in its major franchises, which presumably includes Ghost of Tsushima, will be released before March 2025.
