Key Highlights:
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide within 24 hours of its October 20 launch.
- Sony confirmed it was the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in PlayStation history at the time.
- The total includes pre-orders and PS5 console bundles, with the sequel reaching the milestone despite launching exclusively on PS5.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide in its first 24 hours, becoming the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in the publisher’s history. The announcement came on October 23, just three days after Insomniac Games released the sequel exclusively for PlayStation 5.
According to Sony’s official sales announcement, the figure represents copies sold through to consumers, including individual pre-orders and games bundled with PS5 consoles. It is not simply a count of units shipped to retailers.
The record is particularly notable because Spider-Man 2 was available on only one console at launch.
Its predecessor, Marvel’s Spider-Man, sold 3.3 million copies during its first three days on PS4 in 2018. God of War Ragnarök subsequently established a new PlayStation first-party launch record with 5.1 million copies sold in its first week in November 2022, across PS4 and PS5.
However, those figures cover different periods. Sony’s latest announcement specifically establishes Spider-Man 2 as the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios release within its opening 24 hours, rather than claiming it surpassed Ragnarök’s entire first-week total.
PlayStation put out a tweet celebrating the news:
“Great news, Spidey fans – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the first 24 hours. Thanks for making this a high-flying launch!”
What stands out to me is that Spider-Man 2 achieved this result without a PS4 version. Its first-day sales demonstrate the commercial strength of Insomniac’s franchise among PS5 owners, although Sony has not disclosed how many copies were sold digitally, physically or through console bundles.
The sequel builds on Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, bringing Peter Parker and Miles Morales together as playable protagonists in an expanded New York City.
Our Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 review examines how Insomniac developed the gameplay and storytelling across both characters.
For Sony, the 2.5 million milestone establishes a new first-day benchmark for PlayStation Studios, with the game’s longer-term sales performance still to be determined.
Later update: Spider-Man 2 continued selling beyond its record-breaking launch, passing 11 million copies worldwide by April 20, 2024, according to Sony’s subsequently published figures.
