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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

2.47 million games were sold in January in the UK, a drop of 3% over the same period last year.

This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales, and all digital sales from most major third-party publishers.

The sales were led by EA Sports FC 24. EA's previous football game, FIFA 23, also led the charts in January 2023, and EA Sports FC 24 actually had a better January than its predecessor.

Last year there wasn't a huge number of new releases (Dead Space Remake was the highest charting new release at No.4). However, there were a couple of new titles this time around.

The highest charting new release, at No.2, was The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered, which did very well and benefitted from a £10 upgrade offer (owners of the PS4 version could get the PS5 version for £10).

For its opening two weeks on the market, the game sold two and a half times more copies than The Last of Us Part 1, which launched in September 2022.

Also new in the charts is Tekken 8, which makes No.7. The data doesn't stretch back far enough to compare it to Tekken 7, but compared to last year's Street Fighter 6, Tekken's launch is over a third higher. Interestingly, the vast majority of Street Fighter 6's sales came via digital channels, whereas Tekken 8 still has a strong audience that prefers physical (at least by comparison).

Outside of the Top Ten, Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is at No.15, and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth comes in at No.23.

Console sales fall due to tough year-on-year comparisons

Nearly 111,000 games consoles were sold in January in the UK, GfK panel data shows.

This is a drop of 19% over last January, with all three main console platforms posting a drop in sales year-on-year. Xbox Series S and X sales were down 7%, PS5 sales were down 17% while Nintendo Switch sales were down 31%.

This year was always going to look tough in terms of comparisons, because last year saw PS5 and Xbox Series S and X become fully available in stores after a period of shortages, which caused a spike in numbers throughout last year. Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch is now approaching its seventh anniversary, which is around the time we'd typically hear about a replacement...

In terms of accessories, 687,000 peripherals and add-on products were sold in January (GfK data), which is a rise of nearly 10% over the year before. The market was led by controllers for both Xbox and PlayStation consoles, potentially due to the number of hardware sold over the Christmas period.

UK GSD January 2024 Top 10 (Digital and Physical)

Position	Title
1	EA Sports FC 24 (EA)
2	The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered (Sony)
3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
4	Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
5	Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
6	Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
7	Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
8	Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
9	Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo)*
10	Spider-Man 2 (Sony)

EA Sports FC and The Last of Us Part 2 impress in tough January | UK Monthly Charts

2.47 million games were sold in January in the UK, a drop of 3% over the same period last year.

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

For its opening two weeks on the market, the game sold two and a half times more copies than The Last of Us Part 1, which launched in September 2022.

Holy shit at TLOU2! #2 counting both physical and digital FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH is much better than i expected considering the game debuted at #3 on the physical charts.

Incredible results!
GAF about to eat some crow as usual.

Another great result for another remaster that no one asked for!

 

[Gaelyon]

And people wondered why there's TLOU remaster every gen, just look at the sales.

 

[H-I-M]

The PS5 had record months on record months last year, so makes sense that sales will decline this year.
But the Xbox on the other hand was already critically low last year and now it's still heavily declining ?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The PS5 had record months on record months last year, so makes sense that sales will decline this year.
But the Xbox on the other hand was already critically low last year and now it's still heavily declining ?

Even with Palworld it's decreasing.
This console will sell like 5M tops this year WW lmao

 

[Ogbert]

Holy shit at TLOU2! #2 counting both physical and digital FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH is much better than i expected considering the game debuted at #3 on the physical charts.

Incredible results!
GAF about to eat some crow as usual.

Another great result for another remaster that no one asked for!

Is it numbers sold, or revenue?

Because the upgrade is only a tenner.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Is it numbers sold, or revenue?

Because the upgrade is only a tenner.

The upgrade doesn't count as units sold as far as i know

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Is it numbers sold, or revenue?

Because the upgrade is only a tenner.

The upgrade counts as DLC so it's not included in these monthly sales charts.

And yes, the chart is based on the total number of copies sold, physically and digitally (where available).

 

[Ogbert]

The upgrade doesn't count as units sold as far as i know

If it's sold 2 and a half times more than Part 1, which was the older game and more significantly upgraded, I suspect it does include the upgrade.

Edit: fair enough - corrected.

 

[JackMcGunns]

2nd place and only a 7% drop YoY for SX, maybe the world is not falling apart for them everywhere

 

[T-0800]

2nd place and only a 7% drop YoY for SX, maybe the world is not falling apart for them everywhere

Nah. It is.

 

[DenchDeckard]

2nd place and only a 7% drop YoY for SX, maybe the world is not falling apart for them everywhere

2nd place, palworld putting in work!

 

[Ozriel]

The PS5 had record months on record months last year, so makes sense that sales will decline this year.
But the Xbox on the other hand was already critically low last year and now it's still heavily declining ?

7% YoY is 'heavily declining' now?

 

[Physiognomonics]

Holy shit at TLOU2! #2 counting both physical and digital FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH is much better than i expected considering the game debuted at #3 on the physical charts.

Incredible results!
GAF about to eat some crow as usual.

Another great result for another remaster that no one asked for!

Low price was the main reason it sold so well. By revenue it probably did similar numbers than Part 1.

 

[Fake]

And people wondered why there's TLOU remaster every gen, just look at the sales.

Is already at 16° place in week sales LOL.

Sales-Age - UK Boxed Charts: Week 5, 2024 (Jan 28 - Feb 03)

In the UK this week, two new releases took the top 2 spots in the charts, with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League coming in at number 1, and Persona 3 Reload taking the silver medal. Suicide Squad's triumph might be somewhat surprising given the relatively mixed critical reception, but...

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[Tiago Rodrigues]

2nd place and only a 7% drop YoY for SX, maybe the world is not falling apart for them everywhere

I mean...a 7% drop when sales were already terrible last year. How is that good? Sales are still down YOY even with a viral hit like Palworld.

 

[Ozriel]

I mean...a 7% drop when sales were already terrible last year. How is that good? Sales are still down YOY even with a viral hit like Palworld.

Were sales terrible last January? It's not like he's hyping sales for the Series consoles anyway.

Palworld showed up in the last third of the month, and seems more of a hit for GamePass than actual console sales.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

7% YoY is 'heavily declining' now?

It's dead bro.

It had pathetic sales last January that's why this is so bad.

 

[Mr Moose]

2nd place and only a 7% drop YoY for SX, maybe the world is not falling apart for them everywhere

2nd place, palworld putting in work!

Where does it say 2nd place?
Never mind, Tweet not article.

Were sales terrible last January?

Apparently down last year as well.

 

[Mownoc]

Going by estimates for Jan 2023 this year roughly is going to be around:

PS5 - 52k
XB - 29k
Switch - 28k

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Where does it say 2nd place?
Never mind, Tweet not article.

Chris mentioned it in the replies on X/Twitter and forgot to include it in the article. I've added his tweet to the OP.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Going by estimates for Jan 2023 this year roughly is going to be around:

PS5 - 52k
XB - 29k
Switch - 28k

Not bad for PS5 considering it's more expensive this year than last year as well.

 

[H-I-M]

7% YoY is 'heavily declining' now?

When you're neck and neck with the Switch's last year before its successor, any further decline is alarming.
When you're still declining after a year of heavy declines all around the world, yes any further decline is alarming.
When you're declining while still being outsold almost 2:1 by your direct competitor, in your second best market, any further decline is alarming.

 

[GHG]

What were the Jan sales figures for last year?

 

[Mr Moose]

What were the Jan sales figures for last year?

PS5 sales surge in January, but game sales fall | UK Monthly Charts

FIFA 23 is No.1

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[H-I-M]

What were the Jan sales figures for last year?

From installbase :

• PS5: 58K
• XBS : 29K
• NSW : 38K

 

[Ronin_7]

Going by estimates for Jan 2023 this year roughly is going to be around:

PS5 - 52k
XB - 29k
Switch - 28k

Ps5 selling like this at the current price is crazy.

 

[Krieger]

I expect a 95% decrease for Xbox after Phil's announcement. And a 7500% increase of people trying to sell their used Xbox consoles.

 

[azertydu91]

I expect a 95% decrease for Xbox after Phil's announcement. And a 7500% increase of people trying to sell their used Xbox consoles.

Weren't ms predicting a 40% drop for this quarter?

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Everything's going to drop this year, especially Switch that is likely to be replaced.

2023 total

PS5 - 1.21M
NSW - 730K
XBS - 620K

2024 prediction

PS5 - 1.10M
XBS - 550K
NSW - 450K

 

[lucbr]

This console will sell like 5M tops this year WW lmao

Is it me or you guys think that is great news?

 

[StereoVsn]

Going by estimates for Jan 2023 this year roughly is going to be around:

PS5 - 52k
XB - 29k
Switch - 28k

Oof, that's not great for any of the manufacturers. Jan is the slowest month though usually, isn't it?

 

[StereoVsn]

Is it me or you guys think that is great news?

Most of us are just appalled at Xbox leadership incompetence, those released emails about their plans (career defining moment and so on), and a lot of folks are also not happy about the ABK deal.

So it's more schadenfreude sort of a feeling.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Gaming Desktops are up 20% in the UK in January and they had a stonking Jan this time last year.

I don't know what you want to do with that information... but thought it might be interesting to some.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Gaming Desktops are up 20% in the UK in January and they had a stonking Jan this time last year.

I don't know what you want to do with that information... but thought it might be interesting to some.

I'm not doing anything with that information because without context, saying PS5 sold less 17% than last year means very little.
The abnormal numbers were the ones from last year since it was inflated due to years of having no stock, not the numbers from this year.

Switch is declining after years of record breaking numbers and is approaching PS2 sales to possibly become the best selling console in history. Nothing weird here.

Series consoles is just a flop at this point though.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Is it me or you guys think that is great news?

Maybe that's something you should take up with Microsoft.

 

[mckmas8808]

Going by estimates for Jan 2023 this year roughly is going to be around:

PS5 - 52k
XB - 29k
Switch - 28k

So PS5 is 64% and XBS is 36% of the HD consoles. Almost a 2-to-1 advantage for PS5.

 

[JackMcGunns]

I mean...a 7% drop when sales were already terrible last year. How is that good? Sales are still down YOY even with a viral hit like Palworld.

Last years sales

• PS5: 58K
• XBS : 29K
• NSW : 38K

This year's sales:

• PS5: 52K
• XBS : 29K
• NSW : 28K

Am I reading this right?

 

[mckmas8808]

It's the middle of March. Where's the February 2024 full month UK numbers? Did Chris fall asleep?

 

[jm89]

It's the middle of March. Where's the February 2024 full month UK numbers? Did Chris fall asleep?

I posted 2 weeks ago. Made a mistake on the year in the title though...

UK Monthly Charts February 2023: PS5 #1, Switch #2 and Xbox Series #3, Helldivers 2 Digital+Physical(Sold 57% on PS5)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/helldivers-2-is-a-major-hit-in-the-uk-uk-february-charts 2.77 million video games were sold in the UK during February, a drop of 5.5% over the year before. This is based on data from GSD, which tracks digital game sales from most major publishers, and all physical...

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