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Top 10 UK Sales Chart: No Man's Sky Has Second Best PS4 Debut Ever

Only Uncharted 4 has had a more successful launch.

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No Man Sky debuts at the top of the UK sales chart for the week ending August 15. According to sales monitor Chart-Track, Hello Games' space exploration and survival title is the second biggest PlayStation 4 launch ever, after Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.

In the ranking of new IP launches on PlayStation platforms, No Man's Sky is the fifth most successful, behind Destiny and Watch Dogs on PS4, The Getaway on PS2, an The Last of Us on PS3.

Last weeks top performer, Grand Theft Auto 5, moves down one position to make way for No Man's Sky. Following it is Overwatch, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Uncharted 4 at No.3, No.4, and No.5 respectively.

You can see the full top 10 in the list below. This table does not include digital sales data, and thus should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

  1. No Man's Sky
  2. Grand Theft Auto V
  3. Overwatch
  4. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  5. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  6. Rocket League
  7. FIFA 16
  8. Doom
  9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
  10. Minecraft: Xbox Edition

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