75% of games sold in the UK in August were sold digitally, up 10% year-on-year

Digital copies of games are becoming increasingly popular. It is easier for players to buy a game from a digital store than to wait for a disc. This has led to 75% of games in the UK being sold digitally in August.

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A total of 1.74 million video games were sold in the UK during August, down 1.5% from 2023. However, 75% of games sold in the UK last month by major publishers were in digital format, up 10% from August 2023.

In terms of consoles, just under 75,000 game consoles were sold in the UK in August, down 3% from the previous month and 45% from 2023.

PS5 sales in August were 4% higher than in July, but they were down 57% year-on-year.

Switch sales in August were down 10% compared to July and 30% compared to the same period in 2023.

As for Xbox, sales in August were almost the same as in July, but 22% lower than in August last year. Microsoft's console was slightly ahead of Switch in August.

In addition, 516,774 gamepads and other accessories were sold in the UK, which is 4.5% less than in July and 9.6% less than in August last year.

The best-selling games of August in the UK (digital + disc):

1. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
2. Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
3. Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
4. Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
5. EA Sports FC 24 (EA)
6. New Tales From The Borderlands (2K Games)
7. Elden Ring (Bandai Namco)
8. Titanfall 2 (EA)
9. Mafia Trilogy (2K Games)
10. WWE 2K24 (2K Games)

Source: gamesindustry