2023-10-25 13:44:40
Sales of Spider-Man 2, released by Sony exclusively on the PlayStation 5, broke records within 24 hours of its launch, as its sales exceeded 2.5 million copies.
The game, developed by Insomniac, Marvel Games, and PlayStation Studios, was launched on the market on October 20, at a price of $69.99 for the regular version, compared to $79.99 for the premium version.
Spider-Man-2 allows players to use the two main characters in the comic books; Peter Parker and Miles Morales, facing off once morest enemies and swinging through New York City buildings by launching their character’s cobwebs.
Spider-Man 2 outsold the game God of War, issued by Santa Monica Game Development Studio, which was released on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
The God of War game, which was launched in November last year, sold regarding 5.1 million copies during the first week of its launch.
Sony hopes that the game’s sales will increase by increasing sales of the PlayStation 5, as sales of the device exceeded 40 million devices globally until the first half of this year.
Sony recorded a decline in quarterly operating profits of regarding 8 percent in the period from October to December, reaching 428.7 billion yen ($3.03 billion).
Saudi Arabia seeks to control the electronic games market
In the region, Saudi Arabia seeks to control the electronic games market, especially since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is one of the most interested in this sector, and through it he aims to diversify the sources of the Kingdom’s economic revenues, which serves Saudi Vision 2030.
According to Refinitiv data, the Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired an estimated 8.58 percent of Nintendo, worth an estimated $4.19 billion, during the month of February.
The market value of Nintendo, which produces Nintendo and Nintendo Switch devices, is regarding $52 billion, and the percentage owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund is the largest percentage owned by a foreign investor from outside Japan.
The Saudi Sovereign Investment Fund owns the Savi Electronic Games Production Company, which intends to establish approximately 250 electronic gaming companies and create approximately 39,000 job opportunities in the Saudi market. It is also looking forward to investing approximately $38 billion in the electronic gaming sector in the coming years.
On Monday, the Saudi Crown Prince announced the launch of the Electronic Sports World Cup, the largest and first of its kind event in the world, which the Kingdom organizes in Riyadh annually starting in the summer of 2024, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
In a related context, the Saudi Crown Prince announced the establishment of the Electronic Sports World Cup Foundation, which is a non-profit organization, as it will organize the tournament, in addition to being the engine and link to move the sports sector to a new stage of cooperation between all partners and parties concerned with the gaming and electronic sports system.
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