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Ghost of Yoteiis currently at the top of the PlayStation Store pre-order charts in the US and UK. Sucker Punch officially revealed the upcoming sequel to the 2020 open-world action titleGhost of Tsushimaback in September 2024, confirming that it will have both a new name and a new central protagonist. Taking place 300 years after the events of the first game,Ghost of Yoteifollows Atsu, who embarks on a mission to avenge the murder of her family by hunting the people responsible across Japan’s northern Enzo region.
Fans of the originalGhost of Tsushimagot another look atGhost of Yoteilast month, along with an official release date of October 2. Much of the classic action and stealth gameplay that madeGhost of Tsushimaa hit will beretained inGhost of Yotei, with Atsu shown cutting down enemies using the same katana that pinned her to a tree as the sinister Yotei Six burned down her home.Ghost of Yoteiwill also take advantage of its new time period by giving Astu a matchlock rifle to shoot at foes from a distance.
Gamers are excited to see more of the new direction that Sucker Punch is taking withGhost of Yotei, at least according to the high number of pre-orders already in the books.Ghost of Yoteiis currently at the very top of thePlayStation Storepre-order charts in the US, UK, and other territories (as reported byPushSquare), with the $80 Deluxe Edition ranking slightly higher than the vanilla $70 version.Pre-orders forGhost of Yoteistarted late last week, roughly six months away from its October 2 launch on the PlayStation 5.
Ghost of Yotei Tops PlayStation Store Pre-Order Chart
Ghost of Tsushimawas already a blockbuster success for the PlayStation 4, with an updated PS5 version released in 2021 and a PC port launching in 2024. Alive-actionGhost of TsushimamoviebyJohn Wickdirector Chad Stahelski is in development from Sony, as is an anime inspired by the game’s online multiplayer modeGhost of Tsushima: Legends.
This success is already spreading toGhost of Yotei, with many players already pre-ordering the next chapter in Sucker Punch’s open-world samurai series.Ghost of Yoteiwill depart from its predecessor in many ways, such as having a non-linear story campaign.Former PlayStation and Sony executive Shuhei Yoshidarecently praisedGhost of Yoteifor providing a smooth and bug-free gameplay experience and expressed excitement to see the full game once it launches this fall.
