Although it has been released for less than a month, it is said that the sales of "Soul of Mount Yotei" on the PS5 platform have surpassed that of its Japanese-set open world competitor "Assassin's Creed: Shadows".According to data from Alinea Insight communications analyst Reese Elliott, "Soul of Mount Yotei" has sold 2.5 million copies on the PS5 platform since its release on October 2; and "Assassin's Creed: Shadow" has sold an estimated 2.4 million copies on all PlayStation platforms since its release on March 20.
Although "Ghost of Mount Yotei" reportedly beat Ubisoft on the PS5 platform, "Assassin's Creed: Shadows" has higher total sales, estimated at more than 4.3 million copies.It is speculated that the sales distribution of "Shadow" is: PS5 platform accounts for 56%, Xbox platform accounts for 26%, and Steam platform accounts for 18%.However, although "Ghost of Mount Yotei" is considered a success and Sony's best-performing first-party launch in Europe since "Marvel's Spider-Man 2", the overall sales of "Shadow" are still considered "mediocre."
In addition to surpassing Ubisoft's sales on the PS5 platform, "Ghost of Yotei" has a significantly larger player base in Japan.Elliott said that "only 1.6% of the players of "Shadow" on the PS5 platform are from Japan", while "the proportion of Japanese players of "Soul of Mount Yotei" is more than three times that."This data is of great reference significance, because both games target Japan, with only slight differences in background time - "Shadow" is set in 1579, and "Yotei" is set in 1603.
Elliott believes that Ghost of Tsushima may be one of the reasons for Assassin's Creed Shadows' mediocre sales - fans of the series have been begging Ubisoft to develop a Japanese-set title for years, but Ghost of Tsushima beat them to the punch and performed better.Other influencing factors include the controversy caused by the Japanese background depiction before the release of "Assassin's Creed: Shadow", players' aesthetic fatigue with the "Assassin's Creed" series, and the routine issue of Ubisoft's open world model.
Another reason why "Soul of Mount Yotei" can quickly achieve sales leadership on the PS5 platform may be brand loyalty.But regardless of the reason, "The Soul of Mount Yotei" has performed very well in less than a month, and there is more content to look forward to in the future - the "Qi Tan" expansion content will be launched in 2026, and will eventually be launched on the PC platform.
Ghost of Mount Yotei is an excellent game and a worthy sequel to Ghost of Tsushima.The biggest controversy before its release was the replacement of Jin Sakai, the protagonist of the previous game, with Atsushi, but the actor who voiced Lord Saito firmly believed that replacing Jin Skai with Atsushi through a time jump was the "right choice."Erica Ishii, who voices Tsunea, also gave a stellar performance, saying that taking over the role of Jin Sakai was "a lot of pressure" but ultimately "a dream come true."
As for the next plan of the Sucker Punch production team, they have expressed their hope to continue exploring different eras and backgrounds in Japanese history.But at present, they have not determined the direction of the next work-whether they will continue to develop content related to "The Soul of Mount Yotei" or return to the "Sly Fox Adventures" series.
