Overview
- Circana’s ranking for the week ending April 11, 2026, marks Starfield’s first weekly U.S. sales lead since September 2, 2023.
- Circana measures combined physical and digital full-game dollar sales, and PlayStation 5 accounted for about 95% of Starfield’s new full-game purchases that week.
- Independent firm Alinea estimates roughly 140,000 PS5 copies sold in the debut week, or about $7.7 million, signaling a smaller unit lift than the No. 1 revenue rank suggests.
- Players reported frequent PS5 crashes at launch and Bethesda issued early hotfixes, with further fixes planned as analysts say longer-term momentum is uncertain.
- The PS5 debut arrived alongside the Free Lanes update and Terran Armada DLC during a light release window, which helped concentrate paid sales on PlayStation while many Xbox users access the game through Game Pass.