Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve clawed out 63,013 physical PS5 copies in its debut week per Famitsu, taking the top new release spot while Switch 2 hardware kept moving 26,200 units and owning the platform race. Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered followed with 30,408 combined units across PS5 and Switch 2, and Rhythm Heaven Groove held steady in the top three on the old Switch. X chatter from Japanese accounts estimates digital adding another 90k-plus domestically, pushing the PS5 total near 157k before Steam's global numbers even factor in.

Bandai Namco's long-running flight sim franchise, sitting at 7 million for the prior entry and 21 million series-wide, shows it still pulls numbers on console even with Steam dominating paid charts globally right after launch. The physical-only Famitsu chart misses half the picture, but 63k on disc for a niche genre title this deep into the generation is nothing to sneeze at when remasters and Nintendo staples fill the rest of the list. Switch 2's 6.3 million lifetime hardware sales dwarf everything else, proving the portable king still eats first in Japan regardless of what flies off the PS5 shelves.

Whales in gacha know the real metric is sustained revenue, not opening week flexes, but this debut keeps the Ace Combat IP alive on console where it started. The series' 30-plus year run proves some niches refuse to die, even when hardware dominance belongs to the Switch 2 ecosystem.