Those are really strong numbers for Elden Ring. I personally think that is indicative of how well it's going to do worldwide. I would not be surprised if lifetime worldwide sales double the previous best selling From Software title.
On the other hand Touken Ranbu Warriors and Horizon Forbidden West both had huge drops this week, even though their first week sales were pretty good. The apparent frontloading of sales is probably due to being overshadowed by Elden Ring. Any word of mouth that would have generated second weeks sales mostly went to Elden Ring buzz instead.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
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