PS5 Tops 4 Million Units Sold in the UK in 192 Weeks, Slower Than PS1, PS2, PS4, and Wii - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 August 2024 / 3,095 Views
The PlayStation 5 has sold over four million units in the UK, according to GfK data reported by GamesIndustry.
It took the PS5 192 weeks to reach the milestone, which is the fifth fastest console to reach the milestone.
The Wii is the current record holder selling four million units in 102 weeks, followed by the PlayStation 2 at 114 weeks, the PlayStation 4 at 161 weeks, and the original PlayStation at 182 weeks.
The PS5 is by far the most expensive console to reach the milestone with the average price of £460 and has generated £1.846 billion in revenue. The next most expensive consoles were the PS4 with an average price of £311 and the Xbox One at £305 on average.
"The days of razors and razorblades when consoles sold at almost impulse-purchase price points, are over," said GfK games boss Dorian Bloch. "Either from launch or by heavy price reductions over time -- Wii, PS1, PS2 and Xbox 360 -- all had low cumulative average selling prices by the time they reached 4m units."
Here is the list of consoles to sell four million units in the UK, according to GfK data:
| Position | Format | Weeks To 4m | Revenue | Average Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wii | 102 | £721m | £178 |
| 2 | PS2 | 114 | £817m | £204 |
| 3 | PS4 | 161 | £1.26bn | £311 |
| 4 | PS1 | 182 | £585m | £146 |
| 5 | PS5 | 192 | £1.846bn | £460 |
| 6 | Xbox 360 | 193 | £843m | £211 |
| 7 | Switch | 203 | £1.07bn | £267 |
| 8 | PS3 | 210 | £1.15bn | £288 |
| 9 | Xbox One | 211 | £1.22bn | £305 |
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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Inflation outweighs wage growth and always has. Our spending power is weaker and skrinkflation is very real.
Inflation?
If you account for inflation the PS5 is cheaper than the PS4...
its bidenomics, the cost of everything has gone up, food, gas, interest rates, etc. not much left over for videogames anymore
I think that the fact that European markets are usually lumped together and that Nintendo is so dominant in Japan, that we usually lose sight of the fact Japan is one of the biggest individual countries for PS5. I bring this up because Japan sale totals are higher than UK totals, yet PS5 sales in Japan are often deemed disappointing.
well done!
"with the average price of £460 [...] The next most expensive consoles were the PS4 with an average price of £311 and the Xbox One at £305 on average."
This information is great.
Lately it seems many news around sales data have much more useful context with it.
It's a fierce chunk of a £150 avg price difference between PS5 and PS4, phew.
Inflation factors in. Especially in the UK where it has been on the high end for Western countries.
Inflation means nothing when the average annual wage in the uk has increased 21% since 2017 and the average Ps5 price is 50% higher than what the PS4 was in 2017.
It’s hardly meaningless. Inflation is precisely why things are more expensive.
Exactly! Don’t get why anyone would dismiss this notion.
exactly, the revenues of PS5 are massive, Sony will care just about those really, more than units sold.
PS5 only beats XOne to 4M by a few weeks??
Ouch lol
PS3 has a lower average price than PS4, really? PS3 Slim launched almost 3 years / ~140 weeks after the initial release...
Wow ps5 is unstoppable but money is quite hard to earn nowadays,
I don't think ps5 will reach ps4 numbers coz of the good ol days
Pretty contradictory statement...
PS5 is looking stoppable by these numbers lol
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