PS5 sales for February 2023 have arrived and represent a considerable increase over January sales, thanks in part to the release of Hogwarts Legacy.
PS5 sales exceed all other systems
PS5 console sales are up 316% year over year, with the console up 180% in the first two months of 2022. This rapid increase in sales is likely due to PS5 stock issues being completed recently, and Sony succeeded in making the system widely available at all levels. Hogwarts Legacy also launched last month and was 100% bigger in its launch week than Elden Ring, which had a similar launch month exactly a year ago.
In terms of direct comparison to other systems, Xbox Series systems have seen sales decline 5.3% year-to-date, and Nintendo Switch sales are down 29% over the same period. last year. . This gives Sony a huge advantage over its closest competitors and means it is currently the leader in the console market, with Dualsense in all three slots of the three main accessory categories.
In other PlayStation news, The Last of Us Episode 8 is currently the highest rated episode of the entire series so far, and it looks like Insomniac Games may have picked Steve Blum in the role of Wolverine.