PS5 Sales Top 2 Million in the UK - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 October 2022 / 3,707 Views

The PlayStation 5 has now sold over two million units in the UK, according to GfK data reported by GamesIndsutry.

The PS5 is the fourth fastest-selling home console to reach the milestone, tying the PS3 with 98 weeks. The Wii was the fastest at 57 weeks, followed by the PlayStation 2 at 60 weeks and the PlayStation 4 in 75 weeks.

The Xbox One took 104 weeks to sell two million units, the Xbox 360 110 weeks, the original PlayStation 114 weeks, the Nintendo Switch 140 weeks, and the original Xbox 162 weeks.

"Given the stock problems surrounding PS5 it is fair to say it would have easily outpaced PS3 to 2m units," says GfK boss Dorian Bloch. "One thing that is clear, the significantly higher price of PS5 has not hindered sales, with consumers willing to pay the £105 premium that is shown on the average price of both consoles over this 2m unit period. PS5 has delivered the highest revenue for any console at two million units.

"Xbox One took 104 weeks to reach two million, exactly two years, and Xbox 360 took 110 weeks, which was 2.12 years. Although the Xbox 360 was slower to this mark than Xbox One, Xbox 360 overtook Xbox One after three years and remains Microsoft biggest install, with around nine million in the UK.

"The Switch took a relatively long time to reach two million units sold at 2.69 years. However, with the introduction of Switch Lite after 2.5 years and the subsequent massive boost the console received after the COVID-19 Lockdown, plus the fact that system-seller Zelda launches next year, means the Switch is set to add decent numbers to the install base."

Fastest-selling home consoles in the UK to reach two million units sold:

Pos	Console	Weeks to 2m	Revenue	Average Price	Released
1	Wii	57	£358m	£179	2006
2	PS2	60	£469m	£234	2000
3	PS4	75	£700m	£350	2013
4	PS5	98	£919m	£455	2020
4	PS3	98	£638m	£318	2007
6	Xbox One	104	£726m	£359	2013
7	Xbox 360	110	£507m	£253	2005
8	PS1	114	£358m	£179	1995
9	Nintendo Switch	140	£559m	£279	2017
10	Xbox	162	£280m	£140	2002

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

9 Comments

trunkswd (on 13 October 2022)

For those wondering VGChartz estimates have the PS5 crossing 2M in week 99, while GfK says week 98. 1 week off I think is pretty close. However, I will tweak our PS5 estimates in the UK, so it reaches 2M that 1 week sooner.

Edit: Minor adjustments done so it reaches 2M that 1 week sooner.

darthv72 trunkswd (on 13 October 2022)

Curious to know where the Series is in relation to the XBO and 360?

trunkswd darthv72 (on 13 October 2022)

We have Xbox Series X|S estimates in the UK after 99 weeks at 1.54M. While it is the fastest-selling Xbox generation worldwide, it has been tracking behind the Xbox One in the US and UK. Xbox Series X|S will likely cross 2M at the end of the year or early next year. So likely a tiny bit behind the Xbox 360 of 110 weeks.

UnderwaterFunktown trunkswd (on 13 October 2022)

Always good to get confirmation

trunkswd UnderwaterFunktown (on 13 October 2022)

It is nice to get this kind of data. Especially when it shows we were pretty close only being 1 week off. Monthly UK report from GamesIndustry is a big help when it come to adjusting our UK figures as it provides a total number of consoles sold and usually a % increase/decrease month over month and year over year for the big 3. Basically enough data to get pretty close to the actual sales. It just takes a bit more work.