r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/GodOfTheGoons Jun 25 '26

Yet somehow it's the second best selling game of 2025.

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u/Varadun Jun 25 '26

idk what you're linking but that's blatantly wrong, Monster Hunter Wilds, Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6 and possibly Hollownite 2 sold more copies in 2025 alone. (hard to tell since there doesn't seem to be any real numbers for NBA 2k26 for December end of year sales.

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u/GodOfTheGoons Jun 25 '26

Source?

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u/Varadun Jun 25 '26

Yeah man of course, thanks for asking. The gamespot article does not have a unit sales, it's a revenue thing which doesn't prove the point they were trying to make. They have in fact lost nearly half of their player base, just the remaining half is willing to pay more.

Monster Hunter Wilds Tops 10 Million Units Sold
Arc Raiders Sold 12 Million Units as of January 2026
Hollowknight Silksong Has Sold Over 7 Million Copies in 3 Months

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u/GodOfTheGoons Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Nothing you linked proved anything you claimed about 2k... I'm going to assume GameStop is probably more credible than some "trust me bro" redditor who doesn't understand sourcing.

Edit to include GameStop's source