God of War Ragnarök becomes PlayStation’s fastest-selling launch

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 23, 2022
Updated June 18, 2025
1 min

PlayStation announced today on Twitter that its recent release God of War Ragnarök is its fastest-selling first-party game. At the time of this writing, it’s sold 5.1 million copies within the first week of its launch. It also set a record for sales for the God of War franchise.

Congratulations to @SonySantaMonica for making God of War Ragnarök the fastest-selling first party launch game in PlayStation history! 🪓 pic.twitter.com/NPgN6YHRnQ

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.