Increased stock helps PS5 become the UK’s best-selling console year to date
While Saints Row was August’s best-selling game
PlayStation 5 has overtaken Nintendo Switch to become the UK’s best-selling console year to date.
According to GfK data published on GamesIndustry.biz, PS5 stock levels increased 56% in August compared with the previous month.
This enabled Sony’s console to move ahead of Nintendo’s system based on sales data for the first eight months of 2022.
Switch sales rose 4% in August, while sales of the third-placed Xbox Series X/S “remained steady”.
Almost 880,000 consoles have been sold during the first eight months of the year, which is down nearly 36% compared with the same period in 2021.
August’s best-selling game was Saints Row, with the Xbox versions selling best.
Grand Theft Auto 5 charted at No.2, ahead of FIFA 22, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Nintendo Switch Sports and F1 22.
New releases Spider-Man Remastered and Two Point Campus charted at No.7 and No.8 respectively.
Citing the challenging global economic environment, in late August Sony said it had “made the difficult decision” to raise PS5 prices in Europe, Japan and parts of North America, although not the US.
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In the UK, PS5 prices were increased by £30, with the disc-based console now costing £479.99 and the PS5 Digital Edition now costing £389.99.
Earlier this week Sony unveiled a new Gray Camouflage accessories collection for PS5, which will begin rolling out next month.
