Elden Ring predicted to be best-selling game of 2022, beating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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An analyst believes Elden Ring will be the best-selling game in the U.S. for th🔴e whole of 2022.

As reported yesterday on July 6 by , the NPD Group's Mat Pi𒅌scatella believes Elden Ring will beat out every other launch this year to be the best-selling game of 2022. That's for the US only, however, which th♈e NPD Group specifically covers. 

If Piscatella is correct, as GamesIndustry.biz notes, this would mark just theꦏ third time since 2009 that a Call of Duty title wouldn't take the titleꦏ. That's an absolutely staggering feat, when you think about it, and means in 14 years, a Call of Duty title has been the best-selling game in the U.S. for 12 of them.

In fact, the only two other times Call of Duty has been beaten in those 14 years have both been from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Rockstar games. The first came in 2013 when juggernaut Grant Theft Auto 5 released (and would become one of the most succe🐼ssful video games ever), and the second time came five years later in 2018 with t🐎he launch of Red Dead Redemption 2.

If you've been keeping track of Elden Ring's sales so far, you'll know it's been a historic success for developer 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware. Elden Ring managed to sell , meaning if you look at sales figures from the 12 months prior, it actually , which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:proved to be a sales disappointment for publisher Activision.

Therefore, it's actually not💜 that hard to imagine Elden Ring beating out 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (which launches in October), for the best-selling game of 2022. After all, it's already surpassed Call 🍃of Duty: Vanguard in sales.

If you're still playing FromSoftware's fantastic new adventure, head over to our guide on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:where to find Elden Ring Golden Seeds and make your journey that bit easier. 

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with 🍸Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.