- Resident Evil Requiem has become the fastest-selling title in the franchise, selling 5 million copies at launch.
- It surpassed the previous record holder, Resident Evil 6, which shipped 4.5 million units after release.
- Furthermore, the title has outperformed the Resident Evil 4 remake, which took 4 months to reach 5 million sales.
Resident Evil Requiem has blown away all expectations so far, garnering praise from fans and critics alike. The Capcom title has the highest user-rating in the IP’s history while also receiving the most critical acclaim for a mainline entry in more than two decades.
Resident Evil Requiem isn’t doing too badly on the commercial front either. The game sold out across most physical retailers even before launch, and according to Capcom, the horror title has now surpassed 5 million sales since launch.
Why It Matters: A legacy single-player franchise breaking sales records in a market where all publishers are looking for a live-service hit is a big indictment of the industry’s current strategy.
As revealed by Capcom in a press release, Resident Evil Requiem has become the fastest-selling game in the series, shipping 5 million copies in just 5 days. The sequel has overtaken the first week sales of the previous record holder, Resident Evil 6, which sold 4.5 million units when it came out in 2012.
Furthermore, Resident Evil Requiem commercially outperformed the RE4 remake by a huge margin, selling 2 million copies more in its first week. Moreover, it took Resident Evil 4 remake 4 months to reach 5 million sales, a milestone Requiem has achieved in 5 days.
In the press release, Capcom attributed the record-breaking success of Resident Evil Requiem to the critical acclaim it received before launch, as reviews called it the perfect blend of action and survival horror.
Moreover, this is not the first franchise record the sequel has broken, either, as it amassed the highest concurrent player count for any Resident Evil title on Steam, reaching over 340k users at its peak.
With a Resident Evil 1 remake now in production alongside a DLC for Requiem, this is just the start for fans of the franchise, as insiders suggest new games will constantly release every year until 2030.
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