Spider-Man 2, Sony's crown jewel for the PS5 this year, arrives and beats God of War Ragnarok's sales records as Sony Interactive Entertainment's fastest-selling game at launch.

It hasn't even been a week, but Sony Interactive Entertainment is already showering Insomniac's latest MARVEL game with heaps of praise. According to a press statement, Spider-Man 2 already sold 2.5 million copies worldwide within its first 24 hours since launch.

“Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,” reads the press release. “Developed by Insomniac Games in collaboration with PlayStation Studios and Marvel Games, [Spider-Man 2] has sold more than 2.5 million copies to become the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in PlayStation history in the first 24 hours.”

Fans would remember that last year's God of War Ragnarok also received the same praise from Sony, with its launch celebrated by the company by revealing that the game launched at 5.1 million copies sold within its first week. It's a stretch of a comparison, but if you're going for the number of copies sold per day, Spider-Man 2 then outperformed God of War Ragnarok three times in sales.

“Insomniac Games holds itself to incredibly high standards when it comes to delivering engaging and innovative gameplay experiences,” says Sony Interactive Entertainment SVP, Global Marketing, Sales, and Business Operations Eric Lempel. “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is Insomniac Games’ third installment in the franchise for PlayStation.”

Spider-Man 2's sales numbers include all pre-order sales, direct purchases, as well as bundled copies along with the themed PS5 bundle that comes with the game.

The game's success does not only stem from the IP's reputation and its marketability. Spider-Man 2's review scores report that both critics and fans alike loved this new title from Insomniac Games, thanks to its larger open-world and improvements in traversal, not to mention the game's strong fundamentals, sound gameplay design, and compelling story.

Spider-Man 2 was released as a PS5 exclusive title last week, October 20, 2023.