After becoming Capcom’s second-biggest PC debut and debuting at number one in the charts, is it any surprise that Devil May Cry 5 is a success? Capcom has confirmed that the game has shipped over 2 million units worldwide since its release on March 8. That is presumably across all platforms.
To put that in perspective: The previous Devil May Cry game, DmC: Devil May Cry, has so far sold 2.4 million units since its 2013 release. It won’t take much for DMC 5 to eclipse that.
Still, it’s worth it to keep in mind that 2 million units “shipped” is different from 2 million “copies sold”. It’s not known yet exactly just how many people have actually bought Devil May Cry 5, but when taking into account these shipment numbers, along with the digital sales, it’s a given that 2 million copies have been sold.
And yes, this brings up the whole post-launch DLC thing again. Sure, Bloody Palace Mode is coming as free DLC on April 1st, but would Capcom decide to give fans more with the game given its success? 2 million isn’t something to sneeze at.