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Ghost of Tsushimarecorded over 75,000 concurrent Steam players on May 19. The achievement allowed it to overtakeGod of War, makingGhost of TsushimaSony’s biggest-ever first-party game launch on PC.
The newly debuted version of the samurai RPG was handled by Nixxes Software, a Sony subsidiary from the Netherlands that previously handled five other PlayStation PC ports.Ghost of Tsushimatook no time to establish itself as a big hit on Steam, peaking at 57,381 concurrent players on May 16 before upping that record to 72,576 two days later.
Ghost of Tsushima Makes History As Sony’s Biggest First-Party PC Launch
Some 24 hours afterGhost of TsushimasurpassedMarvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredby this metric, it also managed to leap ahead ofGod of War. Specifically, the game hit 75,065 concurrent Steam players circa noon ET on May 19, improving on the record set by the 2022God of Warport by a bit over 2%, according to data compiled by third-party trackerSteamDB. The open-world ARPG didn’t lose any steam over the following two hours, with its all-time player peak sitting at an improved 76,035 as of this writing.
Helldivers 2is the only PlayStation-published PC game that ever had a higher popularity peak, boasting 458,709 concurrent Steam players shortly following its February 2024 debut. But with that hit shooter being made by the independently-owned Arrowhead Game Studios,Ghost of Tsushimastill has the bragging rights for achieving the biggest-ever launch in the history of first-party PlayStation PC ports.
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All of this is in spite of the fact that Sony delistedGhost of Tsushimain 180 countries and regionsahead of its release. Had that not transpired, the samurai ARPG would have ostensibly beatenGod of Warby an even wider margin of concurrent players. Although no official sales figures have been disclosed as of yet, an aggregate of four third-party estimates from Gamalytic, PlayTracker, SteamSpy, and VG Insights suggests thatGhost of Tsushimamay have already sold approximately 272,000 copies on Steam.
While Sony has yet to reveal the next step in its PC publishing push, one recent report from a prominent leaker suggested thatGod of War Ragnarokwill be the next PlayStation game to reach Steam. Taking that claim at face value, the purported port might be announced at the next PlayStation Showcase, which Sony recently hinted will happen in the second half of May 2024. Other thanGod of WarRagnarok, the Japanese gaming giant is still sitting on a number of popular titles that are yet to reach PC gamers, including theDemon’s Soulsremake,Bloodborne, andMarvel’s Spider-Man 2.
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In the late 13th century, the Mongol empire has laid waste to entire nations along their campaign to conquer the East. Tsushima Island is all that stands between mainland Japan and a massive Mongol invasion fleet led by the ruthless and cunning general, Khotun Khan.As the island burns in the wake of the first wave of the Mongol assault, courageous samurai warrior Jin Sakai stands resolute. As one of the last surviving members of his clan, Jin is resolved to do whatever it takes, at any cost, to protect his people and reclaim his home. He must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as a warrior to forge a new path, the path of the Ghost, and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.
