Overview
- Alinea estimates indicate Ghost of Yotei sold about 2.5 million copies on PS5 in its first three weeks since October 2, edging Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ roughly 2.4 million PS5 sales since March 20, with figures based on third‑party analytics rather than official publisher data.
- Across all platforms, Shadows retains higher cumulative sales at an estimated 4.3 million‑plus, reflecting its wider availability beyond PlayStation 5.
- Shadows’ audience is estimated to be split roughly 56% on PS5, 26% on Xbox, and 18% on Steam, highlighting how a PS5‑only comparison concentrates Ghost of Yotei’s early demand.
- Analyst Rhyss Elliott reports that about 1.6% of Shadows’ PS5 audience is in Japan, while Ghost of Yotei’s share in Japan is over triple that proportion, pointing to stronger regional uptake for Sony’s title.
- Reception differs as well, with Ghost of Yotei holding higher Metacritic scores (86 critics, 8.2 users) than Shadows (81 critics, 6.2 users), and analysts citing PlayStation brand loyalty and Ghost of Tsushima’s fanbase as key factors.