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- Monster Hunter Wilds enjoyed a highly successful launch in the US, ranking first in weekly dollar sales across PC and other platforms.
- The entry performed the best on PC despite massive performance issues in the port, confirming the series’ increasing popularity on PC.
- After its hyped release, the game has also held up quite well in Japan, driving PS5 rental sales to extreme margins.
Monster Hunter Wilds on PC delivers a great core gameplay experience, but performance issues and bad optimization become gamers’ bane. So, one would have expected the entry to sell poorly on PCs compared to consoles.
Instead, the opposite has happened. New US sales data suggests that Monster Hunter Wilds ranked first in weekly dollar sales across all devices, with PC being the leading platform.
Why it matters: Monster Hunter Wilds is making more weekly dollar sales on PCs than consoles despite performance issues, which suggests it’s no longer a PlayStation-associated franchise like it was in the past.
Popular industry analyst Mat Piscatella mentions on Bluesky that Monster Hunter Wilds’ launch week dollar sales were the largest in the US region for a game since Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 came out last October.
And for those not in the know, Monster Hunter Wilds also sold over 8 million copies worldwide during its first three days after launch, becoming the fastest-selling Capcom title in history.
It appears to have performed the best on PC in the US despite Steam reviews and player experiences painting a different picture. The game looks PS3-level with mid-range GPUs and runs quite poorly on PC.
On the other hand, the game’s producer already said the developers polished the game as much as possible, so Capcom might be unable to fix these PC woes in future updates.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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