If we focus on desktop consoles with “next generation performance”, Europe has been a territory for more than two decades sonier. That doesn’t appear to have changed based on the latest data released by the company GamesIndustry.bizwhich show that in January 2023 saw a 202% increase in PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month of the previous year, while sales Xbox Series X|S down 32% and Nintendo Switch 11% in the same months.

It seems that Sony is ready to put to rest the dark era in which speculation drove the price of the PlayStation 5 through the roof. While this helped some to line their pockets at the expense of certain consumers willing to pay any price for anything, it also damaged the brand’s reputation. To resolve the issue and regain consumer confidence, Jim Ryan, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, officially announced the end of the PlayStation 5 shortage at CES 2023.

Disclosure of certain specific data, PlayStation 5 sales in the UK are up 98%, with many people reportedly buying the console alongside God of War Rangarok., the second part of the adventure of the Greek god Kratos through the Nordic lands. Changing continents, the PS5 also became the best-selling console in North America for the past January 2023, according to NPD Group data, although there is no comparative data for the subcontinent.

We see the PlayStation, for the second generation in a row, clearly beating its equivalent Xbox rival in Europe, a trend that has generally been the trend with the exception of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a generation in which Microsoft’s console was initially ahead due to Sony’s mistakes, starting at an introductory price of €600, which at the time sounded crazy.

The Nintendo Switch seems to have started its decline, which is normal if we see that the original model of the console went on sale in 2017. The Great N hybrid console will have a life during 2023 with titles like Metroid Prime Remastered and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdombut on the other hand, there are analysts who predict the announcement of a new console in 2024, which, at least for now, is supposed to be a product of a continuous line.

It seems Sony has reason for the optimism it showed earlier this montheven though Microsoft is trying to take the ground under its feet by acquiring companies like ZeniMax (Bethesda and Id Software) and Activision-Blizzard.