Buckle up, kiddos, because Forza Horizon 5 has performed a perfect handbrake turn into a parallel parking manoeuvre at the top of the PS5 charts.
The game already did exceptionally in the April sales charts on PlayStation, despite launching just days before the end of the month, managing to take 1st place in the EU.
Now, though, Sony has released its charts for May and Forza Horizon 5 is at the top of charts for the US/Canada, and the EU. Unfortunately, we don’t have any sales data, although an analytics company estimated 1.4m copies sold by May 9th.
| Pos. | US/Canada | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forza Horizon 5 | Forza Horizon 5 |
| 2 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| 3 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | EA SPORTS FC 25 |
| 4 | DOOM: The Dark Ages | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto V | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN |
| 6 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | F1 25 |
| 7 | Minecraft | Minecraft |
| 8 | MLB The Show 25 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered |
| 9 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | DOOM: The Dark Ages |
| 10 | EA SPORTS FC 25 | RoadCraft |
Regardless, it’s impressive to see a former Xbox game doing so well on PlayStation. However, it looks like it’ll probably have that top spot taken away from it, because sitting in 2nd place in the US/Canada, is Elden Ring Nightreign. It also holds the 5th spot in the EU. This is important to note because Nightreign secured these slots despite launching on May 30, giving it just 2 days of sales in which to qualify for the chart. Publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed that Nightreign has already sold over 3.5m copies.
As for the rest of the chart, DOOM: The Dark Ages has debuted in 4th in the US/Canada, and only just made it into the top ten in the EU. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered continues to sell well, as does Clair Obscur Expedition 33.
Here’s something truly fun: following its massive resurgence, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 has taken the top spot for PS4 games in May, beating out Red Dead Redemption 2. How incredibly awesome is that!?
| Pos. | US/Canada | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STAR WARS Battlefront II | STAR WARS Battlefront II |
| 2 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| 3 | Minecraft | EA SPORTS FC 25 |
| 4 | The Last of Us Remastered | The Last of Us Remastered |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto V | Minecraft |
| 6 | Mortal Kombat X | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 7 | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | A Way Out |
| 8 | Need for Speed Heat | Batman: Arkham Knight |
| 9 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Need for Speed Heat |
| 10 | A Way Out | Unravel Two |
WGB 