It is no secret thatElden Ringis taking the world by storm, with its immense popularity and nearly-perfect review scores from significant gaming outlets. Since its launch a couple of weeks ago,Elden Ringbecame FromSoftware’s biggest Steam launch in history, surpassingDark Souls 3andSekiro: Shadows Die Twice.Now, rumors claim thatElden Ringmay have broken yet another milestone by breaking over 10 million units sold on PC.
According to data released by SteamSpy,Elden Ringhas sold over 10 million copies on Steam in just a week. However, it is worth pointing out that SteamSpy only shows game sales estimates by keeping track of the number of players who own a game. Players should also remember that SteamSpy only tracks public profiles, so players whose accounts remain private are not counted, which means that sales figures ofElden Ringon PC could be more than 10 million.
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However, it is important to remember that data from SteamSpy is not official, so players should take this information with a grain of salt. At the time of writing, FromSoftware, or any other reputable data tracking company, hasn’t confirmed the 10 million units sold forElden Ringon PC. Despite this, there is no denying thatElden Ringis on the road to smash sales records. As previously mentioned, the game received positive reviews from almost all major gaming outlets, and this critical reception is also reflected in fan feedback.
According to numbers provided by GSD a few days ago,Elden Ringhas seen the biggest non-FIFAorCall of Dutylaunch in the UK sinceRed Dead Redemption 2. Additionally,Elden Ring’sinitial sales aremore than double the performance ofHorizon: Forbidden West.GSD also reported that 68% ofElden Ring’ssales came from digital downloads, and most of those came from Xbox and PC platforms.
While the claim thatElden Ringsold 10 million copies on the PC remains unconfirmed, this figure may not entirely be a stretch. However, it is worth remembering that an hour afterElden Ring’slaunch, the game accrued hundreds of thousands of concurrent players, peaking at around 600k. Of course, the game having a high player base shortly after its release isn’t at all surprising, given thatElden Ringwas one of the most anticipated games since its announcement. In the end, many factors contribute toElden Ring’simpressive sales figures, such as the challenging yet much friendlier gameplay thathas since attracted newcomers to the Soulslike genre.
Elden Ringis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
