PS5 Best-Selling Console in the US in January, Dead Space Debuts in 2nd

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the US in January 2023 in terms of units sold, according to figures from The NPD Group. NPD includes the dates for the four week period of January 1 to January 28.

The PlayStation 5 had its best January to date in terms of units and dollar sales.

[Nyxus]

The Last of Us Part 1 went from 36 to 11 due to the tv series. Also, Forspoken at 7, not too bad actually.

[darkrider]

Tlou was great move from Sony.

[Chevalier]

It was grating trying to explain why TLOU Remake was made for the launch of the TV series and people arguing back. This is exactly what was expected when the TV launched and people decided to buy the game as well. Like that Stat recently that suggested 30% of PS5 owners didn't have a PS4.

[Sonic1881]

Forspoken is a big surprise. I actually thought the game was decent

[Nyxus]

Yeah I'll pick it up somewhere down the line. Waiting for a price drop though.

[Traecy]

It's a good game. People here saying it isn't haven't played the game in its entirety nor own the game.

[andy85]

It's very good. I loved it

[SierraGuy]

Games awesome...if it was on series x they'd be chanting GOTY.

[Ra3030]

Seems to be a big secret but many others thought it was a good game as well am I just guessing but in a couple years when this games releases on the other console those that haven't played it but are very vocal about how much this game sucks will have a change of tune.

[repsahj]

Grats to forspoken, beautiful game. Not a masterpiece but a great game for me.

[ABizzel1]

It's a solid B/A tier game, in a world where everyone except every game to be AAA or AAAA blockbusters.

infamous Second Son JRPG edition.

[Silly Mammo]

Probably be the next game I buy when I finish Hogwarts

[darkrider]

Supply incoming and sales of the ps5 on top on all markets

[SullysCigar]

I can see this being the case almost always now the supply issue appears to have been fixed.

[darkrider]

They should do psvr2 bundle, because it's freaking brutal. Horizon in vr is crazy stuff. Also kayak vr is super fun.

[S2Killinit]

Well deserved

[VersusDMC]

Hopefully Dead Space sold well enough for EA to greenlight DS2 getting remade.

[-Foxtrot]

Hell I’ll take a Dead Space Extraction reimagining but an actual full game not a on rail Shooter

[VersusDMC]

Since it takes place on Aigis VII and Ishimura they can reuse 80% of the environments it would be the cheaper option...but i want DS2 more as it's my favorite. But i would absolutely take both!

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah I’d like DS2

I’d just really want to see the downfall of the Ishimura in real time

[edeprez]

Yeah that thing was painful to play thru back in the day. I was pumped to play DS2, and the pre-order bonus was quite a disappointment. Remake that sucker in the same engine as the Dead Space Remake.

[Thundercat77]

Now that there is no more supply problems, everything is going back to normal.

Prepare yourself for Spider Man 2. Is going to be all fire for PS5

[Kenna]

There wasn't supply problems all you had to do was ask orchard and he could of linked you to them. Anytime anyplace anywhere

[Chevalier]

Yeah pretty hilarious that supply issues weren't apparent because like you said Orchard and his thousand links. Lol. Then we see the actual sales spike up to insane sales when they actually were available. But yeah Playstation breaking the industry record and posting $8.8 billion in revenue was probably unrelated to supply issues like Orchard said. Probably just some kind of fluke that Playstation even broke their own record like 3 times too.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah, but what about sales of PS5 in Mexico?

[Chevalier]

Probably slightly better than Nigeria depending if the prince comes through with more PS5 supplies. Saw it in Orchards links. Lol

[AnotherGamer]

Despite all the hate, Forspoken still managed to be on top 10 lol.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

The Xbox-centric game media hates PS exclusives, and will try and find any and all ways to make them out to be worse than they actually are. As they probably won’t be able to attack something Spider-Man 2 and sound credible, they often go after the B-list exclusives that try different things and may not always be made with the mainstream AAA crowd in mind.

Case in point though, it rarely works. Besides, if something like Forspoken was a Xbox exclusive, you can bet it would be pushed as a GotY contender.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Ps5 is going only up from here.

[Brazz]

Hi-FI Rush not listed, weak Sales??

[ironmonkey]

Was hyped by a small choochoo train. Would of definitely sold more on Sony. Like all games do.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

It’s a Xbox console exclusive, so of course it’s hyped up...

[AnotherGamer]

I don't think it covers digital sales. This is for physical.

[AnotherGamer]

Oh nvm, saw the NOTE part.

[Nyxus]

Yeah, people were saying it outsold Forspoken, but apparently it didn't.

[Lexreborn2]

I said it wasn’t a complete picture and it more then likely didn’t out sell Forspoken and got flamed with disagrees.

[Babadook7]

“weak Sales??”

I think that’s expected with gamepass

[SierraGuy]

Weak game

[Youngindy21]

It released at the end of January.

[zaanan]

So did Forspoken. Whaaaaaat!? ;)

[Traecy]

Let's see if those 2 have any comments to leave in this article...lol.

[repsahj]

who? XD

[Traecy]

The main 2 that would love to see PS fail & always praising the competition.

[zaanan]

Oooh I know! You mean the peach guy and the ambiguous watcher dude right!? ;)

[repsahj]

i remember mr peachy always comment that it will flop bigtime. Hahaha.

[Elda]

More than likely they have nothing to say but....damn damn damn!!

[NecrosisOdium]

Conveniently they have no Internet connection. 😂💀

[Vengeance1138]

PS5 also the best selling console in Europe in January.
https://www.vgchartz.com/ar...

[purple101]

Ps5 Sales up 202% switch down 11% Xbox down 32%

[Nyxus]

That's crazy.

[Knushwood Butt]

Xbox down 32%

Show me numbers, not percentages.

/s

[Hofstaderman]

Microsoft may yet release numbers as they whine and bitch to the FTC @Knushwood. I would really like to see those actual figures. Remember those 360 days when they were all too happy to publish those?

[Chevalier]

"Show me numbers, not percentages.

/s"

But then you know they'll move the goalpost. Pretty sure now things are failing they don't need proof because now it's about revenue even though that doesn't translate to being profit.

Also this:

"Growth in PlayStation 5 and Switch hardware spending was offset by declines across other platforms."

Oh look at that Playstation and Nintendo offset the losses across other platforms... being Xbox. Lol

[Lexreborn2]

Well here’s to hoping Forspoken got it’s just rewards and sold well enough on PC and PS5 combined. The game did a lot right that the hating online community refuse to acknowledge.

Glad to see the world isn’t represented by the forum busters.

[SierraGuy]

Agreed it was insane how much hate this game received almost uncanny...that's how you know it's all staged ..they were very prepared and ready with this release on their calendar... BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT GAME !...hate MS the fake game company not square enix /Sony 💋

[Hofstaderman]

Uncannily just like Days Gone.

[Justo909]

This gen is over, Playstation dominates once again 12m gap and growing will most likely be 15M before half way 2023

Next generation will be the same tired ass journalist and fanboys yelling how Its year of Xbox/ wait for E3 / Wait for Halo 8 blah blah blah.

[repsahj]

Grats to PS5, atlast surpassing switch in sales. And also congrats to forspoken, even the hate army are so active during its launch, it still sell well.

[blue88]

Ps5 is in god mode now Xbox series x/s is done now.

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Corporation cheerleaders are weird.

[PureBlood]

Imagine if xbox was doing better. I know it's a far-fetched scenario, but that would be the only way you'd understand people giving credit where it's due.

[zaanan]

Yes. Yes they are. But after all the shit MS has been pulling, rooting against them seems like a Really Good Idea.

[Scissorman82]

Return of the King.