LogInHogwarts Legacy is now the sixth best-selling game of the last 12 months, and PS5 sales grew by a whopping 300% compared to last February.
According to new GfK and GSD data (via GamesIndustry.biz), the UK game market saw robust sales in February which were driven mainly by the success of the recently-released Hogwarts Legacy and the strong performance of PlayStation 5.
In general, over 2.8 million copies of console and PC games were sold in the country last month, reflecting an 11% growth from February 2022. The data includes physical sales of all titles as well as digital sales of major AAA games.
The sales of Hogwarts Legacy significantly impacted overall software sales in February 2023 – the game was unarguably the top-selling title of the month, with its launch sales being 100% bigger than those of last year's hit Elden Ring. Additionally, it is currently the sixth best-selling game of the last 12 months.
In terms of other new releases, Plaion's boxing game Undisputed debuted at No.13, making it the second-highest new release on the chart after Hogwarts Legacy. Atomic Heart made an appearance on the chart at No.17, with 85% of its sales coming from PS5 and PC which is possibly due to its availability on Day One in Game Pass.
Octopath Traveler 2, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, and Wild Hearts were among the new releases that failed to make it to the Top 20, with rankings of No.58, No.78, and No.139, respectively.
Here's the top-20 list of last month's best-selling titles:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- FIFA 23
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Grand Theft Auto
- NBA 2K23
- Red Dead Redemption
- The Last of Us: Part II
- WWE 2K22
- Dead Space Remake
- God of War Ragnarök
- Mario Kart*
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Undisputed
- The Last of Us: Remastered
- Borderlands
- Powerwash Simulator
- Atomic Heart
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- The Last of Us: Part I
- Minecraft: Switch Edition*
* Digital data unavailable
As for hardware, console sales continued to rise in February, with a 65% increase compared to the same month last year and a 14% increase compared to January, selling a total of 143,000 units, according to GfK panel data.
The most notable growth was shown by PlayStation 5 which sold 316% more units compared to February 2022 and 22% more compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, sales for Xbox Series S and Series X increased by 21% from January and saw a 15% increase from February 2022. Nintendo Switch had a challenging start to the year, with a 15% decrease in sales in February compared to January, and a 29% decrease from the same period last year.
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