UK Charts: Rare Replay Becomes First Xbox One Exclusive to Debut in Top Spot

In the UK game sales charts for the week ending August 8th 2015, Xbox One exclusive held the top spot, making it the first Xbox One exclusive game to achieve that feat in its debut.

Rounding out the top 5 were Lego Jurassic World, Batman: Arkham Knight, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Grand Theft Auto V.

Rare Replay is a collection of 30 video games previously developed by Rare in celebration of its 30th anniversary.  It was released on August 4, 2015.  It has gotten mostly favorable reviews so far.

This is just the latest positive news in a pretty good last couple of weeks for Microsoft’s console, with its announcement of backwards-compatibility being well-received by gamers, and its strong presence at gamescom in Germany.  It is unclear yet, however, whether any of this has translated into a boost in sales for the Xbox One console, which has been soundly beaten so far by the PS4.

Here is the full list, compiled by Chart Track UK:

POS.  TITLE 

PUBLISHER

 LAST
WEEK 

1

RARE REPLAY

MICROSOFT

2

LEGO JURASSIC WORLD

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

1

3

BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

2

4

THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

6

5

GRAND THEFT AUTO V

ROCKSTAR

3

6

FIFA 15

EA SPORTS

5

7

BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE

EA GAMES

7

8

RORY MCILROY PGA TOUR

EA SPORTS

4

9

F1 2015

CODEMASTERS

8

10

MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION

MICROSOFT

12

11

MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

11

12

CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE

ACTIVISION

9

13

DYING LIGHT

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

19

14

THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

14

15

LEGO BATMAN 3: BEYOND GOTHAM

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

16

WWE 2K15

2K SPORTS

13

17

DESTINY

ACTIVISION

15

18

FAR CRY 4

UBISOFT

16

19

TERRARIA

XBOX 360 CLASSICS

18

20

LITTLEBIGPLANET 3

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

17