According to the publisher Activision, the luxury MMO Destiny has already generated sales of 325 million US dollars in the first five days.
Metacritic score notwithstanding – Destiny is a bestseller. Copies worth 500 million dollars have hit the market. Some wondered: “Well, whether all of that could be sold.” After the first five days, it looks like it. Activision claims to have sold units worth 325 million US dollars with Destiny in the first week. The company shares this information.
This figure comes after consulting distributors, retail chains, and VG Charts. Additionally, the company includes its own estimates and numbers in the report.
In the statement, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg emphasizes that this is just the beginning. Destiny is a platform that will grow and thrive. Activision will work on this together with its partners at Bungie.
100 million hours already spent in Destiny
More impressive numbers: Players are said to have already spent 100 million hours in Destiny. During this time, they pursued over 137 million activities.
Analyst Michael Pachter mentions in a report by venturebeat that one can assume Destiny has already sold 5 million copies. Other analysts also evaluate these figures positively according to venturebeat. Especially the hours played reached nearly Call-of-Duty level, although the rather mixed reviews may have influenced some in their purchasing decisions.
The MMO shooter Destiny was released on September 9 for XBox 360, XBox One, Playstation 3, and Playstation 4. Both Microsoft and Sony are leveraging the appeal of the Halo successor, to boost the sales of their next-gen consoles.
