GSD & GfK: Game sales on PC and consoles in the UK grew by 2.6% in 2023
The console market grew by 9.4% with the PlayStation 5 driving the growth.
Analytical platforms report only the actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. The mobile segment is also not taken into account.
Game sales
38 million copies of games were sold in the UK in 2023. This is 2.6% more than in 2022.
EA Sports FC 24 surpassed Hogwarts Legacy and became the best-selling game of the year in the country. Its sales reached 2.39 million copies (8.4% less than FIFA 23 during the same period). Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 took the third place.
The physical copy of Hogwarts Legacy became the best-selling in the UK. Many people surely bought it as a gift (I bought it too).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sales were 39% worse than the previous installment. Partially, this is due to Modern Warfare 2 being launched in October.
All three sales leaders had marketing agreements with PlayStation. More than half of the sales of all three games were on this platform.
The biggest new IP of the year (excluding EA Sports FC) is Starfield, ranking 31st on the chart. Last year it was Elden Ring.
Disney performed well in 2023. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is at the 6th position on the British chart; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor follows immediately.
We don't mention Baldur’s Gate III because Larian Games does not share sales information. But the game is definitely in the top 10.
Console and accessory sales
2.38 million consoles were sold in the UK in 2023. This is 9.4% more than the previous year.
PlayStation 5 sales soared by 55.2% compared to the previous year. This is the best year for PS on the market since 2014.
Interestingly, PS4 sales also grew by 633% compared to 2022.
Nintendo Switch is the second console in the UK. Its sales in 2023 decreased by 16.7%.
Xbox Series S|X is in third place. System sales fell by 14.2%.
Over 9 million accessories were sold in the UK in 2023. This is 4.5% less than the previous year.