Increased stock helps PS5 become the UK’s best-selling console year to date VGC Open main menu Lengthy FIFA players MultiVersus characters Disney Dreamlight recipe list First for Video Game News Follow VGC Increased stock helps PS5 become the UK s best-selling console year to dateWhile Saints Row was August’s best-selling game Video Game News 9th Sep 2022 / 2:44 pm Posted by Tom IvanPlayStation 5 has overtaken Nintendo Switch to become the UK’s best-selling console year to date. According to GfK data published on GamesIndustry.biz, PS5 stock levels increased 56% in August compared with the previous month. This enabled Sony’s console to move ahead of Nintendo’s system based on sales data for the first eight months of 2022. Saints Row is a buggy, dull mess of a reboot - ReviewWatch on YouTube Subscribe to VGC on YouTube Switch sales rose 4% in August, while sales of the third-placed Xbox Series X/S “remained steady”. Almost 880,000 consoles have been sold during the first eight months of the year, which is down nearly 36% compared with the same period in 2021. August’s best-selling game was Saints Row, with the Xbox versions selling best. Grand Theft Auto 5 charted at No.2, ahead of FIFA 22, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Nintendo Switch Sports and F1 22. New releases Spider-Man Remastered and Two Point Campus charted at No.7 and No.8 respectively. Citing the challenging global economic environment, in late August Sony said it had “made the difficult decision” to raise PS5 prices in Europe, Japan and parts of North America, although not the US. Further reading 14 The new PS5 model has a ‘ completely redone’ internal design teardown showsThe CFI-1200 has a new motherboard, heat sink and SSD enclosureIn the UK, PS5 prices were increased by £30, with the disc-based console now costing £479.99 and the PS5 Digital Edition now costing £389.99. Earlier this week Sony unveiled a new Gray Camouflage accessories collection for PS5, which will begin rolling out next month. 11 Comments Related VGC Reviews Review Saints Row is a painfully generic open-world malaise Related VGC Content UK competition watchdog sets March 2023 deadline for ruling on Xbox’ s Activision deal6 days ago Cyberpunk 2077 hits 20 million sales milestone following recent resurgence1 week ago Popular Now on VGC1 Harley Quinn voice actor criticises Chris Pratt Mario casting ‘ It should be Charles’ 2 Phil Spencer could be teasing Xbox s game streaming device in a new office photo3 Modern Warfare 2 will seemingly require a phone number like Overwatch 24 Interview How PlatinumGames is betting on Nintendo expertise to shape its future5 Platinum thinks hiring of Nintendo veteran can take the companies relationship to the next level More Video Game News PlayStation-backed Deviation Games loses former Call of Duty bossCo-founder Jason Blundell has left the studio, which is making an original IP1 month ago1 US PlayStation shipments were reportedly up 400% last monthPS5 supply appears to be increasing as Christmas approaches1 hour ago1 Comment Overwatch 2 servers down for some as Blizzard removes two heroes temporarilyThe game's rocky launch has caused much fan frustration2 hours ago11 Microsoft is testing a new Xbox dashboard ahead of its launch in 2023Selected Xbox Insiders can begin sampling the homepage update this week1 month ago11 CommentsBy commenting on this article you agree to adhere to VGC’s community guidelines. Notice: To display comments please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences.