The console wars proceed to rage on, as all the time. Nothing will get the gaming market fired up fairly like being at loggerheads with rivals. There’s by no means normally a transparent winner, however for the UK, the PS5 appears to be outshining the remaining.

In line with Gamesindustry.biz, a report from GfK – an information and market intelligence analyst – reveals Sony’s current-gen system has been doing remarkably properly within the UK. Between November 2022 and October 2023, the PS5 had a 43% market share. Nevertheless, over the previous six months, this has elevated to 51%, giving a majority slice.

GfK boss Dorian Bloch says this rise could possibly be right down to “unrestricted gross sales on the usual PS5 {hardware} mannequin, aggressive value promotions in July and August, and the current EA Sports activities FC 24 bundle.”

The upcoming Slim mannequin as properly, maybe?

Examine that to platform rivals like Xbox, through which figures point out a 3 % drop in the identical time-frame. This implies the Microsoft console went from a 26% market share to only 23%. Equally, the Swap skilled a a lot larger drop, which is right down to 34% from 25%.

Whether or not these developments will change is up for debate. The vacation interval is nearly upon us, with Black Friday offers inbound. Each the digital and disc drive variations of the PS5 Slim can be found now at some US retailers, however people within the UK are nonetheless ready for the brand new mannequin to drop.

Bloch goes on to say that the fourth quarter of the 12 months (principally Christmas) accounts for as much as 55% of {hardware} unit gross sales. Through which case, “there may be nonetheless rather a lot to play for on the time of writing.”