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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered got off to a great start on PC: we have no data on the Epic Game Store, but on Steam it immediately jumped to the top of the sales and most played game charts, and today, more than a month after launch, the Insomniac Games’ game is still comfortably positioned in the Top 40.
The release of the latest NPD data, which reflects US console and video game sales during the month of August, provided more insight into the success of Spider-Man Remastered on PC. As Axios’ Stephen Totilo noted, thanks to its release on Steam and the Epic Games Store, Insomniac Games jumped from 84th to third place, surpassing Elden Ring and second only to two newcomers: Madden NFL 23 and Saints Row (2022 ).
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The same thing happened with three other major Sony exclusives coming to PC. For example, in August 2020, Horizon Zero Dawn jumped from 89th to 12th place. In May 2021 Days Gone, which dropped to 247th, rose to 20th, and in January of this year God of War went from 146th to 5th.
The numbers are therefore clearly on Sony’s side. PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst has always said that the purpose of these conversions is “to attract new players who haven’t yet experienced the wonderful stories, characters and worlds” that the guys at PlayStation Studios have created. Apparently, they succeed.
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