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PS5 Game Sales Jump on the UK Retail Charts Following Console Price Cut

PS5 Game Sales Jump on the UK Retail Charts Following Console Price Cut - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 August 2023 / 3,711 Views

FIFA 23 has retaken first place on the UK retail charts, according to GfK data for the week ending July 29, 2023. Sales for FIFA 23 are up 24 percent week-on-week.

Hogwarts Legacy jumps four spots to second place with sales up 72 percent. Pikmin 4 in it second week drops from first to third place as sales fell 55 percent. 

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga jumps from 28th to sixth place with sales up 248 percent. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate re-entered the charts in seventh place due to it going on sale. 

A number of PlayStation 5 games saw a boost in sales following PS5 console sales increasing 75 percent compared to the previous week due to a temporary price cut.

Gran Turismo 7 is in 21st place with sales up 237 percent, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is in 25th place with sales increasing 345 percent, and Forspoken is in 34th place with sales up 84 percent. All three of these games saw retail bundles with PS5 consoles.

PS5 Game Sales Jump on the UK Retail Charts Following Console Price Cut

Here are the top 10 best-selling titles for the week:

  1. FIFA 23
  2. Hogwarts Legacy
  3. Pikmin 4
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  6. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  7. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
  8. Minecraft (NS)
  9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  10. Grand Theft Auto V

Thanks, GamesIndustry.

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.


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SuperNintend0rk (on 06 August 2023)

Surprised there's no mention of GoW Ragnarok's sales increasing. I expected it to get a big boost from the price cut.

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scrapking SuperNintend0rk (on 08 August 2023)

Maybe it did, but only hit 11th place? Or maybe many people bought the Ragnarok bundle, and bundled games aren't included in the software list?

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SuperNintend0rk scrapking (on 09 August 2023)

I meant in the text where it lists a few games that got a boost. You could be right about bundles though.

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