PS5 hits best month of the year in UK sales and LEGO Star Wars enters the top 20

Sony improved the usability of its next-generation PlayStation console throughout April.

Sony’s financial results left us with worrying data for its next-gen machine. Although it was distributed before 19.3 million consoles worldwideThe PlayStation 5 fell well below the estimates for the first quarter of 2022 due to a lack of stock, now it seems to lighten up.

As always, the Games Industry provides us with data on the British video game market that is very representative and useful for reading the workings of the industry at a Western level. In the UK example, PS5 signs April, best month of 2022 in a commercial sense.

PS5 puts April ahead of Switch and Xbox SeriesThe Sony console has held the lead in terms of hardware over the past month, and as we mentioned earlier, this is due to the increased availability of the product in stores. Sold 59% more than PlayStation 5 Compared to March, that’s most of the 92,000 total consoles sold on British soil.

The second best-selling machine in April was the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo recorded a slight drop Compared to the previous month in sales, Xbox Series X and Series S dropped 59% from the lead to third place in March.

Despite everything, companies continue to experience production problems caused by the shortage of semiconductors. console sales fell 38% So far this year, regardless of whether we look at Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft data.

LEGO Star Wars leads the way in sales of games

As for software, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga occupies the top spot for April bestseller in the UK. is he fastest selling lego game According to Warner Bros., it dominates sales in history and if we add both physical and digital markets.

Nintendo Switch Sports is off to a strong start, tooThen comes the usual and well-known, but it should be noted that Nintendo Switch Sports is the other strongest recent release, taking fifth place without taking into account digital sales (Nintendo does not provide them). Here are the top 20 for you to decide for yourself: