Ace Combat 7 has sold 5 million copies in under 5 years

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest entry in the long-running combat flight simulation series. With the game nearing its 5th anniversary, the team at Bandai Namco have now revealed that the title has officially sold over 5 million copies – making it by far the best-selling entry in the franchise.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the team at Project Aces said (as translated by Google):

“Global sales of ‘ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN’ have exceeded 5 million copies! To express our gratitude to all the ace pilots around the world, we are releasing a commemorative wallpaper. Thank you for your continued support!”

Ace Combat 7 was already the best-selling entry in the series, surpassing 2001’s Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies back in 2021. Since then, the game has only continued its reign of success, with previous figures putting the title at 4 million units sold by November of last year.

To see Ace Combat 7 sell an additional 1 million units in the past year is the mark of a truly successful entry with a great deal of legs. It will be interesting to see how many units will have sold by the time Ace Combat 8 eventually releases.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the Ace Combat series? Is Ace Combat 7 the best entry so far? What would you like to see from the 8th game? Let us know down below.

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