Ghost of Tsushima sales Vs The Last of us 2: Who outperformed in first three days?

Recently, Sony came forward and revealed numbers of Ghost of Tsushima, which was a PlayStation 4 exclusive stating that it has sold 2.4 million units in first three days since its release. This is an astounding number for Ghost of Tsushima as it a first-party intellectual party for Sony. open-world Samurai game by Sucker Punch recently debuted on PlayStation and has garnered a positive word of mouth from both critics and fans alike. But, did Ghost of Tsushima break magnanimous record set by Last of Us 2 which dropped back in June 2020? 

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Ghost of Tsushima Vs Last of Us 2

makers of Ghost of Tsushima were reportedly expecting game to catch on as weeks pass by, but real-time scenario turned out to be different. anticipation for game was high ever since it was officially introduced which resulted in skyrocketing sales during its first three days. game ended up selling 2.4 million units, which is biggest for its new IP in PS4 era. But, even with such staggering numbers, Ghost of Tsushima has t surpassed three-day figures of Last of Us 2, which sold a whopping 4 million copies in three days. 

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Sucker Punch previous property titled Infamous Second Son h taken over a week to sell a million copies back in 2014. Ghost of Tsushima also marks last major first-party title by Sony Worldwide Studios being released for PS4 as moving forward, same team will be working on PS5 exclusive titles. While Ghost of Tsushima is being embraced by fans majorly, it wasn't case for Last of Us 2 which ended up having a divisive fanbase. This factor might affect end sales comparison of two titles. 

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Last of Us 2, when debuted back in June 2020, h garnered 4 million sales in first three days but quickly dropped 80% in first week. It is expected that Ghost of Tsushima will t experience such a drastic drop. game is expected to drop somewhere around 50-60% in sales in its first week. 

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