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If there’s one factor that is outlined the newest console era, it is shortages. Shortages of semiconductors, components, and different parts, have led to a scarcity in inventory for each the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles and have additionally affected Switch manufacturing. But we appear to have hit a turnaround if August’s month-to-month charts from GfK are something to go by. (Thanks, Gameindustry.biz.)

In the UK, console gross sales for all three main producers rose in August, however Sony’s huge white tower has seen the largest enhance (a 56% inventory enhance), and because of this, it has now turn out to be the best-selling console within the UK in 2022. If you’ve got been keeping track of the weekly sport charts, then you definately’ll know that Horizon Forbidden West has been doing notably nicely, and that is due to a PS5 bundle — and it appears to have labored.

Despite Sony’s success, it is not unhealthy information for Nintendo in any respect. The Switch noticed a 4% rise in gross sales in August, and Nintendo Switch Sports continues to be within the prime ten promoting video games of the month — this time, at quantity 5 (excluding digital gross sales). The Xbox Series consoles additionally noticed a 20% sale enhance. Console gross sales are nonetheless down year-on-year, nevertheless.

Even with the enhance in console gross sales in comparison with July, sport gross sales dropped by 3% from the earlier month, and have been 10% decrease than August 2021. So it is nonetheless a difficult market on the market.

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