In the first 8 months of this year, the PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console of 2022 in the UK.
According to GamesIndustry’s Chris Dring, Sony experienced a big increase in console sales in August, thanks to more stock arriving in UK stores at a better pace, overtaking the Nintendo Switch, which has been the same since the start of the year. Lead the way.
As revealed, PS5 stock levels “increased by 56% in the UK in August (compared to July), meaning Sony’s console has overtaken the Switch to become the best-selling console of 2022 (so far).”
The Switch saw a 14% increase in sales in July, while Xbox series sales were flat.
Saints Row was the month’s best-selling game on Xbox consoles and sold 21% of units on Microsoft’s machines. Spider-Man Remastered was the PlayStation’s best PC debut and ranked #7 on the bestseller list ahead of Two Point Campus.
In accessories, the Dualsense led controls white first and black second. In third place is the white Xbox controller.
Best-selling physical and digital games in the UK for August (*excludes digital sales):
- Saints Row (Deep Silver)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
- FIFA 22 (EA)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros.)
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)*
- F1 22 (EA/Codemasters)
- Spider-Man: Remastered (Sony)
- Two Point Complex (SEGA)
- Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
- Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros.)
- Minecraft: Switch Edition (Nintendo)*
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
- The Sims 4 (EA)
- Horizon: Forbidden West (Sony)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Sony)
- WWE 2K22 (2K Games)
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)*
- Discredited (Bethesda)
- Elton Ring (Bandai Namco)
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