GTA V and Minecraft lead July PlayStation Store sales

Grand Theft Auto V and Minecraft were July’s best-selling PS4 games on the European and US PlayStation Store charts.

Rockstar’s title topped the European chart ahead of Microsoft’s sandbox building game, while their positions were reversed in the US.

On the PS VR charts, Blood & Truth took the top spot in Europe, while Beat Saber claimed the No.1 position in the US.

Sony also publishes a monthly free-to-play games chart for the US market. In July, new PvP survival title Don’t Even Think was No.1, ahead of Fortnite and Apex Legends.

Grand Theft Auto V was reportedly the best-selling game in the UK in the first half of 2019, and one of the top-selling titles in Europe during the same period.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently said that due to Minecraft, Microsoft is “one of the biggest publishers on PlayStation”. And in August, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty said Microsoft could allow its newly acquired studios such as Double Fine and Obsidian to create games for rival platforms in the future.