"Gran Turismo 7" is now the leader in boxed game sales for the PS4 and PS5 in the United Kingdom, and it just beat a mighty challenger to do so: FromSoftware's "Elden Ring."
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Data from GamesIndustry.biz (via WCCFTech) revealed that the racing simulator had outpaced the boxed sales of the open-world "Soulsborne" title in England during the past week. It was also a new entry in the top 10 of the UK boxed game sales charts.
Around 76% of all boxed "Gran Turismo 7" sales were for the game's PS5 version, making GT7 the second top-selling Sony PlayStation game this year. It is now also the fourth biggest boxed launch of 2022 for PlayStation, joining the likes of "Horizon Forbidden West." The rest (24%) of the sales were on the last-gen PS4.
As GT7 rolled into the top spot, though, it was not as good for "Elden Ring" in terms of sales as it dropped 69% week-on-week as per GamesIndustry.biz's data. But despite the drop, FromSoftware's newest offering still posted strong sales because 80% drops are more or less the norm.
That said, "Pokemon Legends: Arceus" clings to the 3rd spot in the UK charts, followed by former second-placer "Horizon Forbidden West" now in 4th, and "FIFA 22" at 5th place.
"Gran Turismo 7" is the game's first outing since the underwhelming "Gran Turismo Sport," which was released in 2017 to relatively good reviews but was considered "mixed or average" by fans (via the game's numbers on Metacritic at the time of this writing).
For now, you should definitely wait for our upcoming review of GT7 here on GameNGuide. But one thing is for certain: people like the new GT game, and it is easy to see why.
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Should You Check Out 'Gran Turismo 7?'
Judging by how critics and fans have been raving about the game lately, then maybe you should.
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A review by IGN gave the racing sim a solid 7.5 out of 10 ratings, praising it mostly for its gameplay which was significantly enhanced for the PS5's much more modern hardware. They also considered it "the most welcoming GT ever," owing to how even beginners can win cars without much trouble as they go through the game's menu books-its own version of "quests."
Among the only gripes, IGN had was the game's sneaky implementation of microtransactions. Players have the choice to "top-up" their in-game credits with real-world money by buying them on the PlayStation store, though there's reportedly no way yet to see just how much the credits cost if you were to go out and buy them.
On Metacritic, GT7 stands at an excellent 88 Metascore-based on 92 critic reviews. Most of the reviews praise the game for its great portrayal of global car culture, with a review from Press Start Australia calling the game "a car-lover's dream."
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Written by RJ Pierce
