At the end of January, Sony launched a worldwide marketing campaign for the console. prefix 5 available to all interested parties. At the same time, giant PS5 statues or something related to a major game began to appear in major cities and interesting places (read more here and here).
Data from the UK proves that this is not empty talk. Here you go PlayStation 5 sales almost doubled in January compared to the same period last year.. They have increased by 98 percent.
“The PS5 inventory is growing fast and fast. In January, PS5 sales in the UK were up over 98% compared to the same month last year.” declared Christopher Dring, editor-in-chief of GamesIndustry. Large PS5 inventory also helped God of War Ragnarok in second place in the ranking of the best-selling games of the week.
First FIFA 23, whose physical sales were up 11% from the previous week. God of War Ragnarok increased by 12% and Dead space remake in third place, on the other hand, a weekly drop of 52%.
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Top selling games of the past week in the UK
- FIFA 23 (last week 2)
- God of War Ragnarok (3rd)
- Dead Space Remake (1.)
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (5th place)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (6th place)
- Nintendo Switch Sports (8th)
- Minecraft for Switch (10th)
- Grad Theft Auto 5 (11.)
- Pokémon Purple (9th)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Space Shake (New)
Source :Indian TV
