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Capcom’s latest release,Dragon’s Dogma 2,which is a sequel to the 2012 game, has been one of the most-anticipated titles of this year. The game was released on March 21 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics at launch.
Dragon’s Dogma 2has improved its gameplay in comparison to its predecessor and comes with a dynamic and dense game world and emergent narrative. Additionally, it became the second best-selling game during its launch week in Japan with 68,592 units sold.
Dragon’s Dogma 2beatsFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirthin the U.K
When players got their hands onDragon’s Dogma 2, many complained of the game being poorly optimized, and facing severe frame rate drops across all platforms. Much of the criticism was pointed towards the game’s performance on PCs, and NPCs putting a strain on the CPU.
It looks like all of these hiccups didn’t stop the game from setting some records for Capcom. According to recent information shared by Christopher Dring, who is the head of GamesIndustry, in atweet on X,Dragon’s Dogma 2has managed to achieve some impressive feat.
So with digital data (via GSD), Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the biggest game launch of the year so far in the UK, narrowly ahead of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring)June 29, 2025
According to the GSD sales report,Dragon’s Dogma 2is the biggest game launch in the UK so far this year in terms of digital sales. Additionally, this also means thatDragon’s Dogma 2 hassurpassed the recently launchedFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirthin terms of sales in the U.K. Moreover,Dragon’s Dogma 2has also managed to beat other impressive titles likeHelldivers 2by the looks of the report at least at launch.
However, according to the data,Dragon’s Dogma 2reached the top spot by beatingFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirthonly by a narrow margin. The game did not have any trouble overshadowingHelldivers 2as the game had an average start at launch.
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It should be noted thatDragon’s Dogma 2is available on multiple platforms such as PC and Xbox Series X/S, whereasFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirthis a PlayStation 5 exclusive with no confirmation about a PC release. When it comes toHelldivers 2, the game was launched on PS5 and PC, and gained traction only after a few days of its launch.
Dragon’s Dogma 2becomes a chartbuster on Steam
Thedata on Steamalso has good newsDragon’s Dogmafans. WhileCounter-Strike 2was the highest-grossing title on the platform,Dragon’s Dogma 2became the highest-ranked game when it comes to premium titles.Helldivers 2secured the second spot on the list when it came to premium titles.
Dragon’s Dogma 2, which came out on March 22, has more than100,000in-game players at the time of writing on Steam. Despite the frame rate drop issues, the game has managed to receive more than 37,000 positive reviews on the platform. The game also had an all time peak of 228,585 in-game players six days ago on Steam.
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While the global sales number ofDragon’s Dogma 2isn’t out yet, according tosales datafrom Famitsu,Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth,the title it defeated in the U.K, sold 262,656 units in its launch week and only 24,482 copies in its second week on the market.
Binayak Sharma
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Binayak Sharma is a Gaming Content Writer at FandomWire. He has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Delhi along with a Master’s degree in Applied Sociology from Christ University. He has worked with different media outlets covering gaming news.
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