God of War is a massive franchise, and it shouldn’t be shocking that a ton of players were going to dive into the latest installment. However, it might be surprising to find out how many players jumped on this game at launch. It looks like there were so many purchases for this title that God of War Ragnarok has managed to hit a new record for PlayStation. According to the official PlayStation Twitter account, it would seem that Sony’s Santa Monica Studios managed to deliver the fastest-selling first-party launch game in PlayStation history.

The folks over at PlayStation alerted their followers that God of War Ragnarok has sold over 5.1 million copies within its debut week. That is a massive number, and it’s actually the fastest-selling first-party launch title to hit the marketplace. So things are looking up for Sony with this latest installment. Players who might not have picked up the game previously could be swayed to check it out after seeing this installment’s immense success within the debut week.