Quantum Break Sales Set New Record for Xbox One

<p>Remedy&&num;8217&semi;s third-person narrative-driven shooter <em>Quantum Break<&sol;em> has sold more copies in its opening weekend than any other new Microsoft IP on Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s Xbox One&period; Microsoft Studios has not had a game reach this much success in its opening weekend&comma; beating out titles like <em>Sunset Overdrive <&sol;em>and <em>Ori &amp&semi; The Blind Forest<&sol;em> &&num;8211&semi; both critically acclaimed titles as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the retail research organization <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;chart-track&period;co&period;uk&sol;&quest;i&equals;2388&amp&semi;s&equals;1111" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">GFK <&sol;a>&comma; <em>Quantum Break<&sol;em> has placed Microsoft at the top of the charts in the U&period;K&period; for the best-selling game&period; This is Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s first time leading in 2016&comma; knocking the recently released <em>Dirt Rally<&sol;em> to the second position and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;division-top-spot-most-popular-game-xbone&sol;">dethroning Ubisoft&&num;8217&semi;s highly successful <em>The Division<&sol;em><&sol;a> after its four-week run at the top spot&period; You can find out review of <em>The Division <&sol;em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;the-division-review&sol;">here<&sol;a> if you&&num;8217&semi;re interested in our take on the new Ubisoft shooter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As GFK states&comma; this is the first big franchise for Microsoft to top the charts since <em>Halo 5&colon; Guardians<&sol;em> &&num;8211&semi; one of Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s flagship franchises&period; Unlike <em>Guardians<&sol;em>&comma; <em>Quantum Break <&sol;em>is a wholly new IP developed by a studio that has made a name for itself in creating unique stories in immersive worlds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Quantum Break<&sol;em> released on April 5&comma; 2016 to critical success&period; Though Remedy&&num;8217&semi;s latest was first announced as an Xbox One exclusive&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;quantum-break-pre-orders-will-come-with-pc-version-and-alan-wake&sol;">it was later revealed<&sol;a> that the game would also release for PC exclusively on Windows 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;chart-track&period;co&period;uk&sol;&quest;i&equals;2388&amp&semi;s&equals;1111">GFK Chart-Track<&sol;a> &lpar;via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ca&period;ign&period;com&sol;articles&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;11&sol;quantum-break-is-microsofts-biggest-selling-new-ip-this-generation" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">IGN<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;