Colossal Win for Sony (UK Charts)

‘Shadow of the Colossus’ remastered for PS4 debuts at No1 pushing ‘Monster Hunter: World’ down to No3. The original PS2 title also debuted at No1, back in W7 2006, however launch week sales of the new PS4 version are 73% greater than that of its predecessor.

[DarkOcelet]

Nice! Congrats bluepoint on a great remake!

[Nyxus]

Yeah, it's good to see their great work being rewarded.

[uptownsoul]

Its great to see good work pay off...I'm glad the fans of this classic showed support.

Thanks BluePoint for the AWESOMENESS!!!

[Transform]

Yes, the PS4 version is incredibly well done.

You can tell that Bluepoint took their task of updating the game for the PS4 with great care.

[SuperSonic91]

This legendary game is timeless.
Got the PS3 version too and this version is the best.

So vivid and so clear though the eerieness is minimized but made the open world so much beautiful.

Looking forward for the ICO Remake.

[PeaSFor]

But but but, the whinny haters told us that doing remasters/remakes is a just a waste of time and nobody want them.....

[bouzebbal]

wow finally this game gets the success it deserves..
well done!

Who said SP games aren't successful???

[IamTylerDurden1]

I'm happy to see it do well in the UK, but it concerns me to see it so understocked in the US. The game is amazing and deserves to do well, but similar to The Last Guardian it appears that Sony did not ship enough copies to meet demand (at least in the US). The game is sold out at all my local stores so i can only imagine how well it would've sold if Sony had sufficient supply. Regardless, the game is great buy it if you can.

[ArchangelMike]

Wow, that's great news. I still don't know if I'll get it again though?! I got it first on PS2, and then again on PS3. I'm a fan-boy and all that, but I don't know if I'm that big of a fan-boy. No doubt this will open the door to more remasters and remakes. Here's hoping they remake Vagrant Story.

[darthv72]

At first I wasn't planning on buying it again (like you I too have the PS2 & 3 versions) but then i saw there is a special edition that includes a steelbook case and now I want it. Hopefully there will be more SE's released because the price of $49.99 is good but scalpers pricing of upwards of $100 is not.

[KickSpinFilter]

Really? Sweet I got the special edition for $39.99 Win! Win!
Thx BB!

[Dark_Knightmare2]

The special edition is awesome I got mine launch day and I'm so glad I did seeing now how sought after it is.

[IamTylerDurden1]

I doubt you will be able to find a SE. The preorders sold out very fast, i preordered mine as soon as it was available. Even the base game is sold out at many places. The remake is amazing though and the SE was well worth the $49.99.

[SkippyPaccino]

I'll probably budge when it gets below 20$

[SkippyPaccino]

For sure MakoD! I have too big of a backlog to justify buying games at full price... I usually pre-order what I want on amazon (save 33% off on day one games) and everything else I pick up in the bargain bin.

[AspiringProGenji]

It is $40 so I’d bite if I were you. It still plays like a new game

[Zabatsu]

Well, for people like me it's amazing. I never played it back then. I don't regret it, because now I get to experience it first hand in this epic remaster.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Congrats

[UCForce]

Well, look at that ! I think it did pretty good after all. And Bluepoint, you earned my respect for respecting Team Ico legacy.

[Dlaw76]

Microsoft is looking to purchase Bluepoint studios ol God no/s

[UCForce]

Like you want MS to buy everything for your own benefit. I still think you want MS to buy Valve.

[bluefox755]

MS hasn't had much luck trying to buy their way to success in the console market.

[Godmars290]

Oh the size of that pun...

[paintedgamer1984]

Congrats team ico and blue point 🤗

I would really like to know which game they tackle next...

Id love to see them do a horror type game.

Does anyone know if bluepoint is mainly a sony remaster workhorse?

I see they had their hands involved in the orig titanfall on xb1 but most titles look to be on a playstation console. With the success of sotc i wouldnt be suprised if sony purchased them.

[Elda]

Sony should do that.

[_-EDMIX-_]

ok, well..this is where the confusion comes from and many need to seriously understand what they do.

Bluepoint games is a transfer team. They port games from on system to another, teams like this have existed in gaming for decades, yet many in gaming either are not educated about the process or just don't want to be, either way, a transfer team's job is to bring a game to one system to another.

Please read.

https://9to5mac.com/2013/01...

This might clear up this confusion as I've read this many, many times and it seems this medium has LOTS of users that are not really sure how ports are made. That is not to say that the team can't or hasn't made a game before, simply that MOST of the teams history is of transfer.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Blue Point is turning into a pretty legitimate studio. They hired an art team for SotC and i wouldn't be surprised if they do build their own game down the road. They actually made the first digital-only psn game (Blast Factor). Regardless, i'd love to see Sony aquire the studio.

[Cyborgg]

Wow an exclusive beat a multiplatform game 🤔

[Italiano1234567]

Sony has the franchises

[AnubisG]

But EA and MS said that single player games don't sell and they don't matter so all this must be lies/s

[neutralgamer1992]

Well deserved hopefully it will get the support it deserves from gamers

[Strafe]

I can show my grandkids this with pride.

[ILostMyMind]

😢

[StormLegend]

Congrats!

[Markusb33]

Well done to Sony for seeing the thirst for this game and the devs for doing great work to a classic

[Lionalliance]

Single player games for the win! Take that EA.

[Father__Merrin]

Those days of getting good games day one are gone for me now. Il end up picking this up later, just bought homefront and uncharted 2 remastered and also diablo 3 so Il be busy

[SuperSonic91]

Will get Uncharted Collection and Gravity Rush too after I complete this game.

[Silly gameAr]

There's a backlog man, so I hear you there. Though, there's just some games that you migh thave to get day one, unless your budget disagrees with you.

[Father__Merrin]

Well last gen especially circa '08-'12 it was a case of having everything on pre order getting limited editions and steelbook etc I think it's coz I'm much older now I don't buy as much, Cod is the only game I buy on day one now

[DialgaMarine]

Just started playing it since I never picked up the original. Beautiful game.

[PhoenixUp]

How does that compare to The Last Guardian

[Elda]

I enjoyed the TLG because of the friendship & bond between the boy & the Trico.SOTC is a different beast altogether but have the same atmospheric vibe when it comes to visuals & the world.If you've played one of these games you may like the other.

[PhoenixUp]

I don’t mean the quality of the game I mean its sales

[HeisenbergX]

I'm so happy for this ! i'm playing the game now and it's bringing tears to my eyes i played the hell out of it on ps2 and ps3.. I wish if this could sell 10m copies because it really deserves it.

Truly one of the rare masterpieces that sadly probably won't be repeated again.

[SuperSonic91]

They call this "The Legendary Game"

[Evolve]

Bluepoint, you did it!

[DrumBeat]

Such a special game. Good job Bluepoint. You've done it great justice.

[Elda]

Single player exclusive games on the PS4 will always rule #1!! Good for Sony!!

[Silly gameAr]

I hope you mean good games will always rule, otherwise, you sound kid of trollish because good games should rule always.

[Elda]

With folks here & there saying SP games suck or don't matter,or PS games suck I'm sticking by my original comment.I fully support the PS brand & I admire most of their SP exclusives. In my book their single player games rule that's my opinion & prerogative.I'm not trolling or trying to be shady that's just how I strongly feel & I'm by no means a kid,been playing pinball & videogames since the 70's.

[CP_Company]

Next in the line Ni No Kuni 2. Later God of War. It could had been Yakuza 6, but they made dumb move. Later Spider Man, Detroit and so on..

[Elda]

Want to play all those games except Yakuza,never got into the series.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Elda- Play Yakuza Zero then the remake of 1. I think you'd like the series. I'm actually surprised, you and I like lots of the same games, I think you should give it a try, it has a great story and great characters, amazing combat

[jukins]

wow thats kinda impressive. I really thought only the die hard fans would buy this for the 2nd or 3rd time now it seems as if a lot of people are playing it for the first. both modes are astonishing but there's something about 60fps and being on a boss and seeing the crazy hair or scales move and look so realistic.

[CP_Company]

Not all the people born 40 or 30 years ago.
Also many many people moved from worst console to the best and they had no chance to play it before.
And also there is fans of sony.

It would be the same if sony starts to remake more titles.

[hardcorehippiez]

I agree. I want the getaway. Get on it bluepoint. As for sotc well its very engrossing world and looks phenomenal . Deserves its success

[MasterCornholio]

"Also many many people moved from worst console to the best and they had no chance to play it before. "

Can't we just say that many of those people never owned a PlayStation before and leave it at that? That's the real reason why some of them never experienced the game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Well remember, this game didn't sell 150 million units, everyone that owned a PS2 or PS3 didn't all 100% play this game, so a market still exist and many who never played it, can play it no different then they would a brand new release.

I don't see stuff like this as just for the hardcore, I'd argue most of that game's sales are from people who have never got the change to play this game. To them, its still new.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Deserved peace for such a great remake, of such great game for such great console

[Inzo]

For me Sony can remake all their old games and I will buy each and every one of them because they bring back actual gaming and they are not filled with the SJW, virtue signaling, feminist, identity politics propaganda we have in todays games. Shadow of the Colossus has a simple formula, "Kill the beasts, save the girl"

[bluefox755]

Sony truly has their finger on the pulse of the gaming industry.

[Einhander1971]

It's great to see other generations of gamers enjoying this timeless classic. And congratulations to Bluepoint to delivering an incredible remaster.

[michellelynn0976]

Goood! This game is amazing.

[360ICE]

Sidenote, why is UK charts even still a thing? Might as well do charts only for California.

[Nyxus]

It's the fifth biggest market: https://www.statista.com/st...

[360ICE]

California is bigger than UK if you treat it independently, right? But it's not reported on as its own market. UK is a relatively small market compared to Europe as a whole, which we seem to get fewer reports from than from UK.

Or for that matter, Germany, which is number 4 or even China, which is number 1.

So it goes to my main point: Why are we seeing all these UK charts? Of little interest. My guess is it dates back to a time when UK was a thing.

[Nyxus]

Because UK is a nation and California isn't?

[jokerisalive]

This is why Sony is the BEST and is DOMINATING this gen. GAMES and great ones at that.

[Orionsangel]

All these years later SOTC finally gets its dues. I remember in 2005 and a few years after wondering why no one talked about SOTC. It was refereed to as a sleeper hit or cult game, but mostly forgotten. Now look at SOTC. Well deserved!

[eagle21]

Glad this masterpiece is getting a new generation of gamers attention (and some who already played it.)

[DanteVFenris666]

Glad it sold well I was worried because I had no interest in it no one else would. Well not that I had no interest but it’s right between monster hunter world and kingdom come deliverance which I’ve chosen to pick before it.

Glad it’s selling well even despite being close to some big releases