The significant growth of PlayStation 5 console sales in Europe proves the claim of Sony officials that buyers have easier access to this product.
According to the GI Biz report, the latest results obtained from PS5 sales show that compared to year to year, PlayStation 5 sales in Europe have increased by 369%. Also, the sale of PlayStation 5 in March this year was 5 times that of March 2022.
Regarding other consoles, it has been said that Nintendo Switch will experience an 18% decrease in its sales figures in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous year. Microsoft also has a 10% drop in sales of Xbox Series X consoles Xbox Series S is facing. However, the increase of 1.5 million units of PS5 sales is such that the overall statistics of console sales are 41% higher than the first quarter of the previous year.
During this period, 4.7 million units of game console accessories were sold in Europe, which is 5% more than the previous year. The Dual Sense PS5 controller has been the best-selling device among them, which probably owes its increase in sales to the growth of PS5 sales figures.
While Sony is doing well with sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2, it is said that the company is also working on a new version of the PS5 console and a portable handheld console.
