Article seems about right from my point of view.
None of the people I know outside of MyBB have a PS5, they all have an X or S.
Those who had PS4's kept them and added an XBox.
Most are now waiting for the PS5 facelift edition and hoping that Sony has solved the initial stock availability issue by then.
Stock availability is all but at an end
PS5 sales are up 450%, leaving the Nintendo Switch in the dust
The PS5 finally grabbed the top spot for sales in Japan in February, even beating out the reigning champion Nintendo Switch.
The
PS5 has sold 366,982 units, as reported by
Famitsu (opens in new tab), meaning that sales are up 457% year-on-year, as Sony only managed to sell 65,772 units back in February 2022. Twitter user
Genki_JPN (opens in new tab) also pointed out that the PS5 sold more units in February than in the first quarter of 2022 combined.
This big news signifies that the PS5 has beaten out Xbox and, more impressively, the
Nintendo Switch as best selling console in Japan. The Switch came in second with 221,041 units sold, so it wasn’t really a close fight.
The week ending February 19th also saw Sony climb the ranks of the best-selling software titles, as reported by
Push Square (opens in new tab).
Hogwarts Legacy and
Wild Hearts topped the list selling 36,958 and 26,905 units respectively. However, this is to be somewhat expected when considering the increased number of PS5 units sold and how new both games are.
King of the hill
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PS5 sales surge over 300% in the UK during February | UK Monthly Charts
At a glance
- The UK software market grows due to Hogwarts Legacy, with launch sales 100% bigger than last year's hit Elden Ring
- PS5 sales surge, Xbox sales improve, but Switch continues to struggle
- DualSense Edge is the fourth biggest 'premium' controller launch of all time
The UK games market posted strong sales in February due to the performance of two products: Hogwarts Legacy and PlayStation 5.
2.8 million console and PC games were sold across the UK during February, up 11% over the year before. This data is for all physical games, plus AAA titles from most major publishers (courtesy of GSD).
Hogwarts Legacy was by far and away the biggest game of the month. Its launch week was 100% bigger than last February's hit video game, Elden Ring. In fact, the game is already on the brink of over-taking Elden Ring in all-time sales after just three weeks. It is currently the sixth best-selling video game from the last 12 months.
Hogwarts Legacy makes up for a month that was a little lighter on new games compared with last year. February 2022 also saw the release of Horizon: Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 and Total War: Warhammer 3. This month, the highest charting new releases outside of Hogwarts is Undisputed, the boxing game from Plaion, which debuts at No.13. Elsewhere, Atomic Heart charted at No.17, although the game was a Day One title in Game Pass, which may explain why 85% of its sales were on PS5 and PC.
Xbox Series S and X sales also increased month-on-month
www.gamesindustry.biz
