Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was the best-selling video game in the US during week ending April 19th, following its PS5 launch. ($, Circana Retail Tracking Service)
It was the first time the title reached #1 on the weekly charts (of course, the XBS and PC versions launched last December).
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 28 April 2025 at 17:10
How was it was best-selling for that week, but not even ranking top 15 in engagement for that same week on Playstation as per your last post?
— C-Hand (@c-hand.bsky.social) 28 April 2025 at 18:01
Now you see one of the biggest challenges of the modern console environment.
The big live service games are sucking the air out of the market.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 28 April 2025 at 18:06
Damn. That's pretty dire, not for Indiana Jones but for the state of the industry, a videogame can be the best selling video game during the week but still not even crack the top 15 in engagement charts for that same week. Blackhole titles are a major problem for any new release at this point. Though I do think it makes Avowed, South of Midnight's debuts into the engagement charts look even more impressive in hindsight now.
South of Midnight is still holding well.
Circana Player Engagement Tracker - Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) - W/E Apr 19, 2025
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— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 28 April 2025 at 16:31
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