Starfield Was the Best-Selling Game in the US Following PS5 Release - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 April 2026 / 3,377 Views
Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana Mat Piscatella has revealed Starfield was the best-selling video in the US based on dollar sales for the week ending April 11th.
This is the week the PlayStation 5 version of Starfield released and is the first time the game led weekly US sales since the week ending September 2, 2023.
"Starfield was the best-selling video game of the week in tracked physical & digital US full game dollar sales during the week ending April 11th," said Piscatella. "It's the first time Starfield has led the weekly US best-selling titles chart since week ending Sept 2, 2023.
"The PlayStation 5 version of Starfield released on April 7th, coinciding with the Free Lanes and Terran Armada content updates."
Starfield released for the Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, and Xbox Game Pass in September 2023, and for the PlayStation 5 on April 7.
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Sold pretty well on a platform where majority threw alot of hate at it.
I enjoyed Starfield, was worth it.
Sold a lot considering people claimed it didn't sell well on PS5. Also sold well considering it was a buggy mess at launch.
The usual for a Bethesda title.
correct, and will be fixed over the next few years, still a fantastic game
Leading a single week with no other notable releases is hardly a good result lol. Starfield royally underperformed on all platforms for a major Bethesda title. It'll sell a tiny fraction of how much Forza Horizon 5 (a great game) sells on PS5, so the mixed reception and relative lack of excitement from Playstation users will be backed by underwhelming sales, and you'll need to accept it and stop spinning everything PS related into console war tantrums.
I dont think anything you said made any form of sense except where you said "Forza Horizon 5 (a great game)" it definitely is, and one of the best racers ever made.
For context, basically nothing of note launched anywhere close to Starfield on April 7th so this doesn't really prove the previously reported poor sales right or wrong.
