Far Cry 5 Fastest Selling Title in Franchise History, Doubles First Week Sales of Far Cry 4 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 April 2018 / 3,156 Views
Ubisoft announced Far Cry 5 is the fastest selling game in franchise history, as sales more than doubled first week sell-through of Far Cry 4.
Far Cry 5 is also the second biggest launch in Ubisoft history, with $310 million earned. Only Tom Clancy's The Division sold more.
"Far Cry 5 is a vast and gorgeous playground filled with colorful stories for players to enjoy and share," said Alain Corre, Ubisoft EMEA Executive Director. "We’re grateful to newcomers and fans of the series who have joined us in Hope County and have collectively grown our community."
Executive Producer on Far Cry Dan Hay added, "I’m proud that the culmination of years of passionate work from the team is paying off, and that Far Cry 5’s experience resonates with so many people. We are humbled by players’ reception of Far Cry 5 and fired up to keep growing and supporting the Far Cry community in the months and years to come."
Far Cry 5 is available now for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This just proves that there’s no need for innovation in gaming since everyone loves to buy the same game over and over
Play the game, then opine.
- Maybe reviews are increasingly becoming irrelevant. I know if I see something I like, I don't even bother checking the score. 2. As far as I'm concerned, the Montana setting is infinitely more interesting than Nepal.
