PS5 sales up 200% in Europe – Report
The PS5 landed at number one in the European console charts in January. Sales were up 202 percent year-over-year, while the Switch and Xbox Series X/S were down.
After Sony had been struggling with delivery problems for two years and the PS5 was rarely found in stores or online retailers, the console now seems to be reaching end customers much more frequently. This is also indicated by a comparison of the European sales statistics for January.
“In European markets, January PS5 sales are up 202 percent year-on-year,” writes Christopher Dring, Head of Gamesindustry.
on twitter.
Across European markets in January, PS5 sales are up 202% compared with the year before (when there were big stock shortages). PS5 was the No.1 console last month, Switch falls to No.2 (sales down 11% compared with Jan 2022), while Xbox Series S and X are No.3 (sales down 32%)
At the same time, the PS5 became the most successful console on the European market last January, followed by the Nintendo Switch with eleven percent fewer sales than in January 2022. The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X came in third place together. Year-on-year, sales fell 32 percent.
Absolute numbers were not given, so the distances between the consoles cannot be evaluated. However, the rankings and the enormous increase compared to last year make it clear how much the PS5 has been affected by the delivery problems since the launch.
Also in the US, the PS5 led in January
die Hardware-Charts an, which applies to both sales and dollar revenue. The Switch came in 2nd place there.
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