The Last of Us Part 2 is the third highest-grossing game in the US in PlayStation history

The Last of Us Part 2 is the highest-grossing game ever in the US.

As reported by NPD Group and spotted by our pals at VGC, this means the only first-party Sony titles to top The Last of Us 2 in terms of life-to-date profit are Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man and Sony Santa Monica's God of War - and both of those have been out for considerably longer than Naughty Dog's highly anticipated sequel.

We already knew that Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part 2 was 2020's biggest launch to date across both retail and digital sales, and PlayStation had already announced spectacular sales for The Last of Us Part 2, with Naughty Dog confirming the sequel had shifted four million copies during its opening weekend, making it the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive ever worldwide.

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