UK Sales Charts: Suicide Squad Swings Past Persona 3 Reload for Number One Debut

We just got hit with a blizzard so it’s quite possible Hell has frozen over which is how this has happened.

Brand new game from a revered developer lands at number 1 - no surprise there
Said game being an absolute joke compared to previous efforts - can't see it being at number 1 for long 😐

Got the Persona CE and I won't be buying Suicide Squad seen the part of the game on YouTube already the story.

I'm absolutely happy to see this. I love the game. Rolled credits yesterday and continue to play endgame. Got 28 trophies out of 51. My goal, platinum at some point.

Good for it, though half of Guardians doesn't exactly sound promising.

Pretty impressive for Reload to get to no2 considering it's meant to be more of a niche title. No surprise that Suicide Squad is at no1 given the huge amount of marketing Sony has put into the game. I have seen advertisements for this game everywhere. The the DC appeal for casuals is something to factor in. Doubt it will be no1 when FF7 Rebirth comes out though.

Crap game performs well cos consumers are idiots.
This is why we can't have nice things.

@mikeawmids Yeah it's definitely not a game that should be getting good sales when it's reviews are piss poor for it along with it's player count being weak on steam.

Is it me, or is CoD quite low?

If there is good in this world this game will drop off hard next week and Steam will stop censoring the reviews so the score drops to mixed and even the most gullible consumers will ignore this trash like they ignored Avengers.

Not sure when the other games came out, but to be fair to Granblue Fantasy Relink, it had been out for 2 days when this chart was made. And there was a huge incentive to get it digitally since you got early access.

I mean, actually just in general, this chart seems pretty pointless now that 90% of games sold in the UK are digital (though they include mobile """"games"""" which is gonna throw it off, but still.)

Much like the Hogwarts Legacy boycott, it’s nice to see the sales charts shut the Suicide Squad haters down. I’m really enjoying my time with it. If it’s not for you, just move on. There’s so much to play right now but instead they waste their time complaining on the internet.

@MegaManX-7 U right, I love it too. Game fun to play.

@Triumph741 And it is being criticized. It’s the people on the internet actively rooting for the game and studio to fail are being VERY hyperbolic to the point where it’s just plain funny. Like I said, if you don’t like it - move on. Some of us play video games to have fun, not to be miserable on the internet.

@MegaManX-7 How is it hyperbolic? The criticisms are that the game is short, poorly written and repetitive. If anything the positive reviews make no sense because they always have the caveat 'good if you turn your brain off or wait for a deep sale'.

@Matroska Apparently Relink had a bigger launch on Steam than Infinite Wealth and the Persona 3 remake (judging by concurrent player numbers) - although I'd expect the majority of players to be in the Asian markets where the mobile game is extremely popular.

For reference, Guardians of the Galaxy was a massive bomb(relative to its budget)

@Voltan Yeah it had over 100,000 (and Suicide Squad's aforementioned 13,000 puts that in perspective). About half the players were Chinese - if it sells in Japan it'll be on PS4/5.

@Triumph741 Sometimes it's good ,after working day come home and just switch brain off and enjoy something simple and fun. It helps to relax, u know...

@Ramavetos BUT you could also be playing GOOD games while relaxing. SS is flawed. It's a waste of time and resources and it made the key people inside Rocksteady leave. It's in the same boat as Avengers and Crystal Dynamics, but even less successful.

@Ramavetos Because you are playing SS

Absolutely proof that the enthusiast bubble is blocking folks on here's judgement.

Outside of it, lots of people who dont read websites like this every day also game. And guess what? They like superhero stuff and they like shooters.

@LordAinsley Then why aren't they buying or playing the game? It seems like the people that buy and enjoy SS are in a bubble

It’s really good. Much better than the Avengers game. I’d say it’s closer in style to the Guardians game but also reminds me of Sunset Overdrive. I’m playing through the story and loving every minute. Cutscenes and dialogue in general are hilarious. Gameplay is satisfying.

I think a lot of the hate online is coming from people who dislike live-service games. But I wouldn’t even know this was a live service game so far. Feels like a single player game with optional Co-op.

Infinite Wealth fell off a cliff - feels like a enthusiast game where everyone who wants it will have bought it day 1.

People are ignoring the lack of competition for the spot. GotG was a great game so I'm glad it did a lot better on debut

I mean its a game based on a well known IP
Not a JRPG that most people haven't heard of so not surprised it beating persona 3.
I'm sure the sales are poor anyway 😅

Tekken 8 is such an awesome game, actually my favorite of the current gen, so I hope it has a strong hold. Last I looked on the PSN store, it was still among the top 10 in the U.S.

That CoD may not survive for long. Can't wait for the promising titles of Feb and Mar

@Triumph741 huh? The article is about the game at number 1 in the chart. So it is being bought.

Like I said, it's folks like us hating that are in the bubble. If we were to go with our gut feelings on the game and thoughts about it, it wouldn't break the top 10. But it has. So we were all wrong

Reading some comments here made me lose some brain cells.
Anyway, good for Rocksteady. Planning on buying this game after I'm done with FF7 stuff

@Triumph741 How dare people like other things....get back in your pen sheep

2024 is the year where we finally turn off our brains and just resort to insulting our fellow humans over the most trivial of things.

Tekken 8 going to strong 🥰

I'm sorry but no GB Relink? This suck.