UK video games monthly sale chart – May 2021

Based on GfK Leisure information, virtually 200,000 video games consoles have been bought throughout Could 2021 within the UK. This is a rise of 17 % year-on-year with 2020. In contrast with figures from 2019, the rise is way more substantial, with gross sales up 162 %.

The PS5 was the most effective performer out of all consoles for the month. This is because of a slew of consoles coming into shops after dribs and drabs being out there once in a while. The Xbox Collection X/S additionally carried out nicely, with extra inventory turning into out there and serving to to shift some models. Although Microsoft’s consoles got here in second place. In third place was the Nintendo Swap, unable to compete with the sheer demand for current-gen units.

Presently, Swap gross sales are literally down year-on-year. The console noticed an enormous increase by means of March, April, and Could in 2020 because of the pandemic and the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The comparability with this 12 months is difficult although, as a result of there aren’t as many restrictions in place within the UK this 12 months. Evaluating this 12 months’s gross sales to 2021 reveals that gross sales are up by 60 % year-to-date.

In equipment, the DualSense PS5 controller claims the highest spot, because of that surge in PS5 console gross sales as soon as once more. That is adopted by the Pulse 3D Wi-fi Headset. The brand new accent for Could is the Xbox Camo Day Strike Wi-fi Controller, which debuted in eleventh place within the equipment chart.

615,000 equipment have been bought in whole for the month. This can be a rise of two.6 % on April, however down by 23 % year-on-year. GfK explains that equipment peaked in Could final 12 months, whereas {hardware} peaked in April, although there may be typically a lag between individuals shopping for a brand new console and the equipment for it. As well as, final 12 months noticed a man-made rise in some gaming equipment, like keyboards, as individuals moved to work remotely.

With mixed digital and bodily gross sales, virtually 2.1 million video games have been bought in Could 2021. This can be a drop of 39 % year-on-year when the business noticed sturdy gross sales because of the pandemic. 1.2 million video games have been downloaded through the PSN, Steam, Xbox Retailer, and Nintendo eShop. This represents a drop in gross sales of 54 % year-on-year. 885,000 video games have been bought by means of UK retailers, a rise of 8.2 % year-on-year. That is most likely on account of most retailers being closed final 12 months and being unable to promote bodily merchandise.

The perfect-selling recreation for Could 2021 within the UK was Resident Evil Village, outselling the closest competitors, Mass Impact Legendary Version, by 43 %.

The highest twenty best-selling video games within the UK for Could 2021 have been as follows.