Game Sales
A total of 1.85 million copies of games for PC and consoles were sold in the UK. This is 21% less than the previous year.
V Rising topped the chart after exiting Early Access. The game was released on PlayStation 5 on June 11.
Fallout 4, which was in first place last month, dropped to 4th place.
Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut soared to 6th place due to its release on PC. This is the second-largest PC launch for Sony after the release of Helldivers II, and the largest from a first-party studio. After the first two weeks of sales, the game is outperforming Spider-Man: Remastered in terms of sales dynamics.
Hardware Sales
Less than 65,000 consoles were sold in the UK in May. This is a decrease of 10% from the previous month and 33% from the previous year.
PlayStation 5 leads the chart, but its sales have also declined. Year-over-year (YoY), sales are down 13%.
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The biggest impact on the statistics was due to the decline in sales of the Nintendo Switch. In May last year, the console sold well thanks to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Xbox Series S|X was the third best-selling console in May. Sales fell by 9%.
Over 475,000 accessories were sold in the UK in May. This is 12.6% less than in April but 5% higher than in May of the previous year. The top-selling accessory was the DualSense controller.