GfK & GSD: The UK gaming market in October 2023 experienced a significant decline
The Call of Duty effect.
GSD & GfK reports only on the actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. Major publishers, such as Nintendo, do not share information on the sales of digital copies, for example.
Software Sales
Digital sales in the UK fell by 24%, with 1.6 million digital copies sold. However, physical versions saw a slight increase of 8% to 1.08 million.
The sharp decline in sales is attributed to the fact that Call of Duty was released in October last year, while this year, a new installment in the series is set to launch in November.
EA Sports FC 24 launched 16% worse than FIFA 23.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from Sony became the best-selling new game of the month. However, sales in the UK were 9% weaker than the first part but 94% better than Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Compared to God of War Ragnarok, sales in the first two weeks of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 were 2% higher. This is notable, considering that GoW: Ragnarok was available on PS4 and PS5.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage launched 58% worse than Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. First-month sales were nearly identical to the results of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, released in 2018.
Hardware Sales
In October, 176 thousand gaming devices were sold in the UK, a 10% decrease from the previous month.
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PS5 sales decreased by 4% compared to the previous month; 56% of all sales were attributed to the EA Sports FC 24 bundle.
Xbox Series S|X sales plummeted by 33%. The previous month saw an increase in console sales due to Starfield.
Nintendo Switch performed well. In October, console sales grew by 15% thanks to the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
PlayStation 5 accounted for 51% of all console sales in the country over the last six months. Nintendo Switch had 25%, and Microsoft consoles had 23%.
In October, almost 584 thousand accessories were sold, a 15% decrease compared to the previous year.