Devil May Cry 5is the sixth game in theDevil May Cryfranchise and the fifth mainline title in the series. Following the story of a returning Dante, the action title sees players take on a variety of demons using the powers of all three playable characters in the aforementioned Dante, Nero, andnewcomer to theDevil May Cryfranchise V. The game was received well by fans and critics, andDevil May Cry 5sold well in the weeks following its release.
Just two weeks after it first launched,Devil May Cry 5had hit two million copies sold. In its first year of being available, the game had surpassed three million copies sold. Now,Devil May Cry 5has hit another sales milestone, having reached a total of over five million units sold. This makes it the best-selling game in the franchise, toppingDevil May Cry 4’s sales of 4.8 million. The game’s director, Hideaki Itsuno wished for this entry to be his best work, and with a sales figure topping the previousDevil May Crygames, many fans are hoping he now believes he’s achieved that.
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Apart from official sources stating thatDevil May Cry 5has sold over five million copies, not much is known on how the game managed to achieve that figure. A year after its initial release,Devil May Cry 5was given a special edition, allowing Vergil to be a playable character.Devil May Cry 5: Special Editionwas released for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, allowing next-gen console owners to get their hands on the game. However, it is unknown whether this figure of five million includes the sales of the special edition or not.
Even if theDevil May Cry 5: Special Editionhelped push the latest entry in the franchise over the five million milestone, it is still an impressive sales figure. Recently, zombie survival gameDying Light 2announced that it had sold five million unitswithin its first month of being available. Even after multiple delays and reports of bugs within the game,Dying Light 2still received positive reviews from critics.
Devil May Cry 5also had a positive critical reception and ended up as one of thebest games of 2020 according to Metacritic. Being so well received, many fans are wondering when the next game in theDevil May Cryseries may be on the way. However, most reports are stating that the game is at most in early development. Even with a tease from Itsuno last year, a sequel is likely still years off.
Devil May Cry 5is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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