Head of Xbox Phil Spencer responded to the tweet congratulating Naughty Dog on the success of the game. "Congrats to you and the team on the success with a really great game," said Spencer.
"The Last of Us 2" is also number 1 in the second week of the UK. It has set a new year record in Germany and the UK. In total, over 4 million units were sold within 3 days! The game also has strong sales in Japan. Wonderful to see how popular single player games are! The developers thanked all players.