Xbox sales dropped 17% in 2023 as PS5 makes up over half of UK console market

Hardware and software sales numbers for the UK in 2023 have been released, with Sony's PS5 accounting for half the total market.

[Nyxus]

PS5: 1.2m (up 55%)
Switch: 720k (down 17%)
Xbox Series: 650k (down 16.7%)

[Eonjay]

Those numbers can't be right if PS5 made up over 50%.

[Nyxus]

That number is looking at the value as well from what I understand.

"The easing of global chip shortages and attractive game
exclusives drove PS5 sales up sharply, rising by 55% in
volume to over 1.2m units and 46% in value to £529m,
making it the dominant console in the market with a 57%
share of total spend in 2023."

[Eonjay]

Okay got it... total spend. That makes sense because the average MSRP of PS5 is the higher than Switch or Xbox.

[Cacabunga]

I don’t remember last time i heard xbox sales went up except in Japan from 13 to 14 one week

[itsmebryan]

Why do we keep talking about console
sale, Sony sales didn't prevent Sony from loosing 26% of their operating income, layoffs, closing studies, and loosing @ $2 billion of its value after missing sales goals by 4 million

[andy85]

Just stop 😂 XB have done this too. Also, it was a lofty target. Its hard to hit a new target when you've had the best sales year in your 30 year history.

[S2Killinit]

Tell me you dont know how the stock market works, without telling me you dont know how the stock market works.

[InUrFoxHole]

Shut your face. We are dead locked on console sales! Nothing else matters

[RhinoGamer88]

Phil and his leadership flunkies...could care less. MSFT could care less. #untouchable

[Bathyj]

No one really believes they don't care about sales do they? They're like a kid claiming they don't care they can't get a date for the prom but really they're crying inside

[Ironmike]

Well u obviously do lol

[gold_drake]

"#untouchable"

haha dear god is this cringe

[Barlos]

Couldn't care less. It's couldn't care less. If they could care less then that must mean they at least care a little.

[Stuart5756]

I love that your profile pic is of a gormless simpleton. Note: I'm referring to the profile pic not you the human. The profile pic is of a GORMLESS SIMPLETON.

[Einhander1972]

Despite the slump in Switch sales, Nintendo’s aging console still managed to beat the Xbox Series X/S numbers. The latter sold 650,000 units in 2023, with a drop of 16.7% compared to the previous year. For context, the Xbox Series X came out in November 2020, so this represents its third year on the market.

The third year of a console’s life should see it at its peak, but even with the complications of the pandemic it is very worrying for Microsoft to see such a significant fall.

This mirrors what happened in the US over Christmas, which is likely to have been a primary catalyst for Microsoft’s decision to make certain Xbox games multiformat.

[ZeekQuattro]

I've been saying it for a while now. The Series S/X is selling what you'd expect the Switch would be selling after 7 years. To see it selling worse than the Xbox One is something else.

[Aloymetal]

Color me surprised.

[Hofstaderman]

Green? Lol. I think at this point MS has thrown in the towel. Four games will turn into five then six and so on...

[Hofstaderman]

@Karl I'm too busy playing games dude. FF7 Rebirth has my attention not some floundering console on the brink of extinction.
PS...MS laid off more employees. Now if you'll excuse me, gotta level up my materia.

[Aloymetal]

Yup, their whole catalog will be on PS5 sooner or later although in my case I couldn't care less for those games, never been interested in MS games at all.
On a side note, check out our friend the no life green minion creating alt accounts every 2 mins just to downvote our comments lol, I can tell he's hurt especially now that Phil and Co. have thrown in that beautiful towel and the green brand is in the process of going full 3rd party losing the already miniscule relevancy they had. He feels betrayed lmao.

[Hofstaderman]

@Aloy, yeah its pretty sad. I kinda feel sorry for him at times but then he goes and creates insulting and derogatory usernames.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Congratulations Sony unfortunate for everyone else.

[franwex]

I would argue that those are really good switch numbers considering the age.

[Kratos_Kart2007]

The Switch is a good piece of hardware....Agreed

[Ironmike]

Who gives a shit these bullshit articles every other day I own both and I don't give a flying fxxx who selling most

[ApocalypseShadow]

Good thing consumers with good conscience know better and we're not always online, 24 hour check-ins, can still trade in games, lend them to a friend, still own games, don't have cameras pointed at us for advertising and still think buying up the industry is not healthy for the gaming environment where prices would be higher and more jobs would have been lost. Less choice and "by the numbers game development" like EA, Ubisoft, Activision and Microsoft where they don't take risks.

People who don't give a shit about a healthy game industry, usually tell others that they don't give a shit. Why a lot of the bad shit has happened like micro transactions and dlc nonsense because of gamers not giving a shit. Just mindlessly spend their money making things worse because they don't give a shit.

[Hypertension140]

@Ironmike

Translation: "Why doesn't anyone buy an Xbox? Microsoft won't be able to take over the industry and put Playstation out of business."

" They might also keep bringing more games to Playstation, f**k this s**t!"

[Ironmike]

Tbh iam playing my ps5 more trying to finish remake so I can play rebirth

[andy85]

You should though. The worse XB do the more likely they are to stop making consoles and move everyone to device streaming and PC

[Reaper22_]

No matter how many articles you guys post, it doesn't change the fact that console sales are not as important as they used to be. Nintendo probably benefits much more than the others. Even though sony sells more consoles they're still laying people off and closing studios like Microsoft, which is unfortunate. What people tend to forget is the cost of making AAA games is making console sales a bit inconsequential , but not to the point of being ignored just yet. The gaming industry has never been just about consoles and sales. Maybe a few bragging points here and there but it all comes down to how to get your product that brings the best returns to a wider audience. If you can play a console game without paying $500 -$700 for the hardware most people will opt for the cheaper version. This is why you saw Microsoft go after a big publisher and Sony trying to stop it because in the end they know big games will sell regardless of the hardware.

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[Cockney]

Yet most people haven't opted for the cheaper alternative, just makes your comment a tad disingenuous

[TheTony316]

By your logic, the Series S + Gamepass should be the best selling console right now but it isn't, not even close. People do have the option for the cheaper alternative and still opt for a PS5.

[Psychonaut85]

Microsoft has never had much purchase outside of the US. Not like these numbers are a new occurrence

[gold_drake]

its funny, cause ive seen numerous articles that the ps5 is not seelling well.

i beg to differ with these numbers ha.

[Ironmike]

I seen a lot post saying the same tbh

[InUrFoxHole]

No I think you saw articles about the lack of games for 2024. It's always sold well

[Destiny1080]

PS5 sold 22.5 million in 2023
Switch sold 16.4 million in 2023
Xbox sold 7.6 million in 2023

xbox has a bunch of AAs for 2024 it will be lucky to beat 7.6 million
Sony has the all powerful PS5 Pro and GTA6 just around the corner and obviously every game is tailor made with the PS5 in mind and phil is bringing a bunch of games too

[Ironmike]

21 million it sold 4 million short of expections

[S2Killinit]

Thats your saving grace? Not that xbox will come back or “wait till next gen?”

[shadowT]

Xbox Series S... the Series X can not shine.

[anast]

I can't wait to try out that new Indiana Jones game on the PS5.

[RhinoGamer88]

Mr. Spencer, sorry to read about the XBOX failing hard in the UK, do you still want to buy the Ferrari?
Yes Mark, performance numbers mean nothing to me and my team. I will take two Ferraris please...fully loaded.
#noaccountabilty.