PS5 Simply Cant Match the Pace of 2023 in Europe
But holding steady.
For the first half of 2024, sales of PS5 are down 16 per cent year-over-year. While this may sound like cause for concern, it’s worth noting it’s comfortably the region’s best-selling console, and it’s competing with a particularly fruitful period. In the early months of 2023, Sony widely promoted the platform’s availability, after years of stock shortages. With that crucial context, some degree of decline was to be expected.
It should be noted that, in comparison, the ageing Nintendo Switch slipped 32 per cent year-over-year, while the Xbox Series X|S – which is having a particularly tough time on the continent – declined an eye-watering 37 per cent.
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