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<p>PS4&#8217;s ambitious <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/god-of-war/">God of War</a> reboot has been a huge critical success, and it&#8217;s likewise turning out to be a commercial one too. Despite its brief time on the market, Sony has revealed that God of War has already hit a major sales milestone.</p>
<p>In a post on <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/05/03/god-of-war-sells-over-3-1-million-units-in-3-days-becomes-fastest-selling-ps4-exclusive/" rel="nofollow">PlayStation Blog</a>, Sony announced that God of War managed to sell 3.1 million copies worldwide in its first three days of availability. That makes it not only PS4&#8217;s fastest-selling exclusive game, but also the fast-selling title in the series&#8217; history in the UK.</p>
<p>Shannon Studstill, the head of developer Sony Santa Monica, shared a personal message with fans on achieving the milestone. &#8220;I would like to personally thank the millions of fans around the world who decided to embark on Kratos&#8217; latest adventure with us,&#8221; Studstill said. &#8220;We look forward to hearing more about how fans are creating new memories of their favorite God of War gameplay moments that will be remembered for a long time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Unlike previous installments in the series, PS4&#8217;s God of War focuses on the story of Kratos and his son, Atreus. It also eschews the series&#8217; usual Greek mythological trappings for Norse ones and makes some radical changes to the combat system, most notably trading Kratos&#8217;s Blades of Chaos for the new Leviathan Axe.</p>
<p>God of War launched on April 20 and was met with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-is-ps4s-highest-rated-exclusive-on-meta/1100-6458317/">widespread critical acclaim</a>. GameSpot awarded it a 9/10 in our <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/god-of-war-review-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new/1900-6416893/">God of War review</a> and said, &#8220;Everything new it does is for the better, and everything it holds onto benefits as a result. Kratos is no longer a predictable brute. God of War is no longer an old-fashioned action series. With this reboot, it confidently walks a new path that will hopefully lead to more exciting adventures to come.&#8221;</p>
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