UK Game and Console Sales for 2020 Revealed: FIFA 21 and Switch Lead
More than 3 million game consoles were sold in the UK last year, according to analyst firms GfK and GSD. Xbox Series X and S had 310,000 devices, PlayStation 5 – over 450,000, and Nintendo Switch – 1.5 million.
The results of all three platform holders in 2020 were much better than a year earlier. Xbox One with Xbox Series X and S collectively sold over 600k consoles (up from 500k Xbox One in 2019). PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 have sold more than 900 thousand systems (700 thousand PS4 in 2019). Finally, Nintendo Switch dominated the market with 1.5 million units sold (almost 1 million in 2019).
It is worth considering that PS5, Xbox Series X, and S would have sold much more if not for the shortage. In December, there were practically no consoles left, and therefore the launch of the new generation turned out to be a little more modest than the last one in 2013.
In terms of games, FIFA 21 was the best-selling game in 2020, with 51.9% of copies sold digitally. It is followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (69.1%) and Grand Theft Auto V (74.8%). Data was collected from Steam, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop.
