Despite charting at No.1, Andromeda is only the third biggest launch for a Mass Effect title, with Mass Effect 3 remaining top dog.
Andromeda is also the year’s third biggest launch so far, behind Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and Sony’s Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Mass Effect Andromeda has given EA its first UK No.1 since FIFA 17 back in week 48 of 2016, Chart-Track reports.
Andromeda sales are split with 55 per cent on PS4, 41 per cent on Xbox One and four per cent from PC retail – digital sales will have performed much better on EA Origin.