In an anniversary announcement on Twitter earlier this day, Naughty Dog stated that they have now sold over 17 million copies of the game. The game was first released in the US 5 years ago and made a huge splash on the market. The game was well-received due to its fantastic storytelling and relentless gameplay.
The game first came out on the PlayStation 3, which sounds like ages ago. The game became a huge hit and sold 7 million copies within its first year. After the PS4 came out, the game was ported to the PS4 as a remastered version where it continued selling copies. It’s pretty crazy for a game to sell an additional 10 million copies after the first year that it came out. For most games, the first year often defines how well a game will do. While selling 7 million copies in the first year is definitely not bad, 17 million is a whole other story.
The bump in sales most likely occurred due to multiple reasons. First of all, The Last of Us remastered came pack in with the PS4 as a must play title. This meant that players that bought the PS4 + The Last of Us version would immediately be able to play the game. Another reason was the announcement of the second game in 2016. Often when sequels to games gather a huge amount of hype on the internet, people who never played the first part tend to check it out for themselves. I wouldn’t be surprised if a large number of players decided to pick up the game after seeing trailers for the sequel.
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