GSD & GfK: August'24 PC/Console sales in the UK dropped by 1.5%
Borderlands 3 crawled to the top 3 by the influence of the upcoming game & the released film.
Analytical platforms report only actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. The mobile segment is also not included.
Game Sales
1.74 million games were sold in the UK in August 2024. This is 1.5% less than a year earlier.
Grand Theft Auto V took first place; Hogwarts Legacy was second; Borderlands 3 ranked third.
❗️Star Wars: Outlaws did not make the chart because the data was collected before August 24th.
Among new games, Madden NFL 25 performed best. The game debuted at 41st place on the chart, with sales 31.5% lower than the previous game in the series.
75% of sales recorded by companies in August 2024 were digital. This is 10 percentage points higher than in August 2023.
Hardware Sales
Fewer than 75,000 consoles were sold in the UK in August. This is 3% less than in July and 45% less than in August last year.
The PlayStation 5 remains the leader in sales. In August, numbers increased by 4% compared to July. But compared to last August, the drop is over 57%.
Nintendo Switch sales fell by 10% in August compared to July, and by 30% compared to last year.
Xbox Series S|X sales in August repeated July’s results but dropped 22% compared to last year. However, in terms of units sold, it surpassed the Nintendo Switch.
516.7 thousand accessories were sold in the UK in August. This is a 4.5% drop compared to July and a 9.6% drop compared to August 2023.
DualSense was the best-selling accessory in August (and for the whole year). PlayStation Portal ranked first in revenue (and sixth in units sold).