Summary
Ghost of Tsushimais finally on PC, and it only took a few days for it to become Sony’s biggest single-player launch on Steam. The open-world samurai game has beaten outGod of WarandMarvel’s Spider-Manto become the PlayStation’s best-performing solo adventure.
Released on May 16 as the definitive Director’s Cut edition and ported by Nixxes Software, Ghost of Tsushima reached a 24-hour peak concurrent player count of 77,154 (thanks GamesRadar+). As of the time of writing, 65,295 players are currently making their way through feudal Japan, so it’s still keeping up some big numbers.
There’s A New King Among PlayStation Single-Player Titles
That’s not to say it’s a bad game, because it’s superb, but Sony has also had God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man and Miles Morales, as well as bothHorizontitles, ported over to PC in recent years. Spider-Man in particular is one of Sony’s biggest titles,with Insomniac noting that the series had reached 50 million units sold, of which 40 million are from the first game and Miles Morales.
It’s possible that Ghost of Tsushima’s Steam release is benefiting from being an all-encompassing package.The Director’s Cut featuresthe full base game as well asthe Legends multiplayer modeas well asthe Iki Island expansion, making it a serious bang-for-your-buck offering.
Regardless, here’s how Sony’s single-player titles shake out via SteamDB:
Of course, these are just single-player offerings. The granddaddy among them all isHelldivers 2, which had an astounding peak of 458,709 and continues to be one of the biggest games PlayStation has ever had, both on PC and console. Justlook how worked up everyone got about it over the past few weeks.
Withrumors swirling about a PlayStation Showcasehappening soon, it potentially won’t be long beforeGhost of Tsushima 2news is around. And if this is how well the first game has performed on Steam, then the second will no doubt be a massive hit.
Ghost of Tsushima
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Placing you loosely into real history, you take on the role as the Jin Sakai, a lone warrior fighting to bring peace to your home. Will you take on the role as the titular Ghost of Tsushima, forsaking the honor of the samurai in order to defeat the invading Mongols?
