Update: Halo 5 made £7.7 million on its first day in the UK from disc sales.
Xbox One exclusive Halo 5 topped the UK all-format charts for its debut week of release. Surprisingly, Halo 5 earned 50% more sales than multiplatform launch Assassin’s Creed Syndicate last week. Data from Chart-Track does not include download sales. Halo 5 also earned 50% more launch week sales than last year’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection. You can see the complete list below.
UK Top 10 Chart:
1. Halo 5: Guardians
2. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
3. FIFA 16
4. WWE 2K16
5. Minecraft: Story Mode
6. Grand Theft Auto 5
7. Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection
8. Watch Dogs
9. Lego Dimensions
10. Lego Jurassic World
No wonder Phil Spencer is pleased with Halo 5’s sales. The fact that Halo 5 can beat so many multiplatform games is incredible!
Source: Eurogamer
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