Games
- 2.83M games were sold in the country in October 2022. It’s 11.2% more than a year before.
- 62% of sales are digital (+36% YoY). Retail sales dropped by 14% in 2021.
- The increase in sales is connected to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release. The game launched much better (by 92%) than Call of Duty Vanguard (which was released in November 2021).
- 57% of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been made by PlayStation owners (42% are PS5); 33% is an Xbox part, and 10% – is a PC.
- FIFA 23 is showing great results too. It’s performing 6% better in October than the previous installment.
Hardware
- A little less than 175k consoles have been sold in October 2022. It’s a 1% decline from the previous year.
- Compared to September 2022, PlayStation 5 sales went down by 6%. Despite this, the console is still in first place with a slight margin over Xbox Series.
- Nintendo Switch sales increased by 5% to the previous month.
- Time-to-date, there is only a 40k unit difference between the first and the last console in the UK.
- 669k accessories have been sold in the UK in October 2022. It’s 9% less than in September, and 7.5% less than in October 2021. Controllers for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series are on top of the charts.
