Black Ops 6 Drives Monthly PS5 Sales Growth in the UK, 75% of Players Purchase on PlayStation 1
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Sales of the PS5 in the UK rose 27% month-on-month this October, propelled by the release of the Xbox-owned Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

An enormous 75% of the game’s full-price sales were made on PlayStation platforms, with the title’s Game Pass availability shrinking series owner Xbox’s share to just 11%. Sales of the Xbox Series X|S slipped 7% month-over-month, despite the release of the game.

To be fair, PS5 was down 18% year-over-year, contributing to an industry-wide hardware slide of 18% compared to October 2023, as all consoles slipped annually. It was a decent month for software sales, though, with the total number of units up 3.2% year-over-year.

As alluded to previously, Black Ops 6 did well on PlayStation specifically, launching with 24% more sales than last year’s Modern Warfare 3, although that game did largely get poor reviews. As a whole, Black Ops 6’s launch sales are down 11% compared to its predecessor, with Xbox’s share collapsing due to Game Pass.

Outside of Call of Duty, there were some feel-good stories in October. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, for example, did extremely well, beating Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s launch sales by 80%. Boxing sim Undisputed also became the second fastest-selling sports game of the year, behind only EA Sports FC 25.

And while Silent Hill 2 couldn’t topple the launch sales of Dead Space’s remake or Resident Evil 4, it charted in fifth position for the month, which is a sturdy enough result.

On the accessories front, Sony is also dominating. The DualSense was top dog, with both the standard White and Midnight Black options topping the charts. But the PS Portal also did extremely well, and was the fourth best-selling accessory in the UK for October 2024.

We’ve included the software top ten below. Do note, Metaphor: ReFantazio, the other big new release of the month, debuted in 12th position.

UK Sales Charts Digital and Physical (October 2024)

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  2. EA Sports FC 25
  3. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
  4. Undisputed
  5. Silent Hill 2
  6. Hogwarts Legacy
  7. GTA 5
  8. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
  9. Super Mario Party Jamboree *
  10. Sonic X Shadow Generations

* No digital data

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[source gamesindustry.biz]