{
  "id": 19196196,
  "title": "God of War: Ragnarok is reportedly the highest-earning PlayStation Studios game this generation, but Marvel's Spider-Man 2 isn't far behind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/god-of-war-ragnarok-is-reportedly-the-highest-earning-playstation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/god-of-war-ragnarok-highest-earning-playstation-game"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "God of War: Ragnarok has emerged as the highest-earning PlayStation Studios game this generation, according to a recent report. Despite not topping the full list of top 10 games, its impressive performance should set the stage for the series' upcoming title, God of War: Laufey. The game reportedly sold 20 million copies and generated $1.4 billion in revenue since its PS5 release, with 27.5% of those sales coming from physical editions. Furthermore, the game might have even sold an additional 1.1 million copies in the current fiscal year alone.\n\nIn a surprising turn of events, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 secured a close second place, earning $1.3 billion from 19.1 million copies sold across PS5 and PC. The upcoming surge in sales is expected as sales typically spike during holiday months. The report indicates that the Spider-Man sequel could experience an even bigger sales boost due to the film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' releasing recently.\n\nOther notable games in the top 10 include Gran Turismo 7 ($841m), Helldivers 2 ($786m), Horizon: Forbidden West ($485m), Ghost of Tsushima ($410m), The Last of Us Part 1 ($341m), Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart ($334m), Stellar Blade ($316m), and Astro Bot ($292m). It is worth mentioning that Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade were developed by non-PlayStation studios, yet the publisher still handled their release. Ghost of Tsushima's performance is especially impressive considering its year-long existence without the benefit of a PC port, which many of its PS5 counterparts enjoyed.\n\nDespite the success of several Sony-developed games, recent layoffs at Sucker Punch prompted the cancellation of physical disc releases for PlayStation. Analyst Rhys Elliott believes that the bottom five games in the list made a combined $281.7 million this year, highlighting the potential benefits of digital sales for both publishers and the console manufacturer.",
  "summary": "God of War: Ragnarok is the generation's best-selling and highest-earning PlayStation Studios game, according to a new report, but the full top 10 list has a few nice surprises. Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "God of War: Ragnarok is highest-earning PlayStation Studios game this generation",
    "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 secures second place with $1.3 billion revenue",
    "Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade developed by non-PlayStation studios"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}