PS5 Gross sales Surge In European International locations, Xbox Not So A lot

April 19, 2023 Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger

European recreation gross sales are at a slight decline, with a 4% drop in comparison with this Q1 in 2022, however PS5 gross sales are nonetheless going relatively sturdy.

Based on current GSD information (through GameIndustry.biz), console {hardware} gross sales, typically, have been on the rise in choose European international locations, together with Italy, Spain, Denmark, France, and extra. With 2023 missing that crucial scarcity Sony confronted since 2020, it ought to come as no shock that PS5 gross sales are up 5 occasions the earlier 12 months.

The PS5 is particular, although, as different {hardware} see a small decline, together with the Swap, which noticed a ten% decline, and the Xbox Sequence X|S slapped with a 13% decline.

So, ultimately, the PS5 is main the European market with a staggering 369% year-on-year gross sales rise, whereas Nintendo’s hybrid console takes second place, leaving Xbox within the mud. This shouldn’t come as any shock, on a number of events, the white-clad console proved itself extra favored by folks. It outsold the Swap within the US and Japan, beat Xbox because the UK’s major console, and was dubbed the fastest-selling console in US historical past.