Far Cry 5 has the Best Starting sales in Franchise History

The fifth part of the Far Cry action movie from Ubisoft set a record for sales in the first week after release. The publisher reported that Far Cry 5 was more than one and a half times ahead of the previous part of the series in terms of the number of copies sold in the starting 7 days. During this time, the game earned $ 310 million.

In terms of sales and revenue, Far Cry 5 became the second largest release in the history of Ubisoft, second only to the tactical MMO action movie The Division.

In addition, during the week, players in Far Cry 5 broadcast a total of more than 55 thousand hours of their gameplay on the Twitch and YouTube Live platforms. Their streams have been viewed over 117 million times.

“We were captivated by how warmly gamers greeted Far Cry 5. This inspires us to develop and support the gaming community for the foreseeable future,” said Dan Hay, executive producer of Far Cry.

Far Cry 5 was released on PC and consoles on March 27.

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Source: Ubisoft