2025 was ‘the worst year on record’ for Xbox consoles in the UK
Xbox console sales were down nearly 40% in the UK last year
UK Game Sales News
PS5 dominated Black Friday console sales in the UK, with PS5 Pro marking its best week since launch
Heavy discounting helped PS5 take over 60% of Black Friday console sales
Switch 2 is UK’s biggest Nintendo launch, but sales ‘didn’t come close’ to PS5
Switch 2 is UK’s fourth biggest console launch, according to data
UK consumer spending on video games in 2024 decreased for the first time in five years, report finds
Trade body UKIE is also urging the government to invest in the UK games sector or risk falling behind
Physical video game sales collapsed in the UK last year
UK digital game revenue also fell slightly in a tough year for the industry
EA Sports FC 24 and GTA 5 topped July’s European games charts
The PlayStation Portal was the month's best-selling accessory
2024 game sales remain strong in Europe, despite fewer AAA releases
New data suggests unit sales are down just 1.6% in the first half of 2024
UK video game sales dropped nearly 30% in the first half of 2024
But game sales were still greater than music and video sales combined
V Rising was the UK’s best-selling game in May
While PS5 continued to lead hardware sales
UK games market grew 4.4% last year, physical sales decline ‘better than expected’
UKIE report shows that the UK games consumer market value was £7.82 billion in 2023