PS5 games dominate week-high sales in the UK as Xenoblade Chronicles 3 drops

The increasing availability of Sony’s next-gen consoles for sale is pushing Forbidden West to its peak.

With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Nintendo was ready to place another of its exclusive video games on the world’s bestsellers. That was the case in the best-launching first week of this third episode of the saga in the UK, but it looks like it won’t last long.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 dropped from 1 to 10In data corresponding to physical sales (shared by Games Industry) for the past seven days, the British market slumps from number one to tenth with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 83% drop in sales Compared to last week’s data, that’s somewhat expected given the genre of the game.

Already behind weekly sales other Nintendo Switch exclusives The longest existing on the market, the best place right now is Nintendo Switch Sports, sharing the podium in the UK, and another very popular game, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

First place goes to Horizon: Forbidden West, which returns to the top of the nation’s physical sales rankings. Increased availability of PS5 for saleBuoyed by the fact that guerrilla gaming is regular in next-gen console packs.

High stock is causing something similar to happen with Gran Turismo 7, which this week climbed from thirteenth to #5. Next, we leave you the top 10 so you can check it out for yourself.

UK bestsellers of the week

While the year isn’t over yet, Horizon: Forbidden West has already won an award. Best Technical Innovation Develop: Stars Awards is in 2022, although we’re likely to see more content from the game in the future considering that the game’s two actors are back to do motion capture at the Guerilla studio.