The stock of PlayStation 5 has improved in all markets since the beginning of 2023, and that is being noticed in the sale of consoles. According to Gfk data for the United Kingdom, Sony’s console grew 316% last February if we compare it with February 2022, and 27% compared to January. In comparison, Xbox Series grew 21% compared to January and 15% compared to February 2022, although it decreases 5.3% if we compare the first two months of 2023 with the first two of 2022.
So far this year PS5 has sold 180% more than in the first two months of 2022, when the lack of stock made it very difficult to get the console -and almost always with packs that raised the price-. Now PlayStation says that it can already begin to be seen in physical stores, more than two years after its official launch -November 2020-. This influences the DualSense being the best-selling accessory for the past month, with the white model the first, the Gray Camo the second and the Midnight Black the third.
As to Nintendo Switch, in February it has decreased by 15% compared to January, and these first two months are 29% less than the first two of 2022. The console is approaching its sixth anniversary and rumors about the new generation or a new, more powerful model begin to circulate; It also influences that last year it was launched pokemon arceus legendswhich pushed the hardware, while in 2023 the most important console packs arrive with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (May 12) and the film of Super Mario Bros.
Hogwarts Legacy is close to surpassing total Elden Ring sales
Hogwarts Legacy has been the biggest release of the month and in its first week sold 100% more than Elder Ring in his first week, also in February -and also with versions for the previous generation of consoles-. In fact, the RPG is close to surpassing the global sales of Elder Ring -in the UK- in just three weeks, and is the sixth best-selling game of the last 12 months.