It's a massive, massive week for UK game sales

Massive week for video game sales in the UK, with almost 19% of games sold coming on PS5... despite it not being out yet

[zsquaresoff]

"with almost 19% of games sold coming on PS5... despite it not being out yet"

That is seriously impressive for PS5 and very embarrassing for Xbone. Despite having promotional rights, it still sold more on the console that hasn't even launched yet.

[thornintheside]

"That is seriously impressive for PS5"

Agree.

"sold more on the console that hasn't even launched yet"

How are you arriving at this conclusion, I cant see standalone numbers for Series x/s?

[SamPao]

for COD: 17% ps5 and 9% x/s

[thornintheside]

@SamPao

yes i missed that somehow, thanks.

[badz149]

CoD is not #1 on its debut week??

IT'S HAPPENING, PEOPLE!!

on a serious note, PS5 games charting in there despite the PS5 not available until the 19th is kinda hilarious!

[Nofamboyism]

i’m proudly one of them. My copy of demon souls arrived on the global release day and by ps5 on the u.k. release date this week. I imagine the similar cases for anyone that’s preorders any games with their ps5

[neutralgamer1992]

Playstation as a brand is at its strongest point and sony is even more focused

[EazyC]

Which in fact runs contrary to how most businesses operate...usually, competition domination breeds laziness.

[xTonyMontana]

Funny because 360 was the more popular console a couple of gens ago,I think for myself and everyone else i know, we all went PS4 and never looked back.

[LoveSpuds]

PS3 actually overtook the 360 in the UK dude.

[neutralgamer1992]

MS dropped the ball big time with the failure that was xbox one. They noy only lost this gen but they lost huge chunk of market share

[Father__Merrin]

Cod retail is down for obvious reasons tallying in digital there's no way any other game can compete.

[gold_drake]

there ya go. we all knew the ps5 would come through xD

[S2Killinit]

Haha that is crazy. I wonder what game is getting more sales. Demonds Soals, MM, Call of Duty CW or something else.

[Jayszen]

"Yakuza: Like A Dragon makes No.20, with 65% of unit sales coming on PS4 and 35% on 'Xbox'."

After withholding Yakuza: Like A Dragon from PS5 players, Sega learns that Xbox players just don't care about the game as much as Playstation fans. Sega can keep the PS5 version as far as I am concerned as the PS4 version will suffice and cost much less next by spring which is when I will get it so as not to pay full price to a developer that has no loyalty to the game's fans.

On another note isn't it impressive that PS5 games chart despite the console not being out yet until Thursday this week?

[badz149]

hopefully they learned by now that Xbox gamers don't really care for niche games from Japan. but I hope MS paid them lots of money for a deal like this because they are playing with fire snubbing the PS owners who have put the Yakuza series on the radar in the first place.

[Abnor_Mal]

Again we see a set of people ignoring one article in favor for another.

This article that breaks down sales for each console/platform is not seeing any traffic 12 hours later.

Yet another article that singles out of the games regarding its sales is getting a lot of traffic and has only been up for an hour or two but has more comments.

Contrived narratives beats inconvenienent truths every day.

[Mr_Luke]

Wait, the PS5 isn't out yet and the PS5 games (and PS4 too , like Yakuza) are already outselling the ones sold on the other console?
When i said this i got tons of disagrees :P I probably get a lot more now too, even with this data.
Guys, it doesn't work like "i give him disagrees so the data changes" :P
(i'm joking of course but thinking about that made me laugh, sorry...)