2024 is apparently shaping up to be a less interesting gaming year for British gamers than previous years. At least that’s what we can deduce from the ranking of the best-selling titles in the UK in July, both physically and digitally, which looking at the top positions could easily be mistaken for one from last year.
The podium, in fact, is formed in descending order by EA Sports FC 24, GTA 5 and Elden Ring, so respectively a title from 2023, one from 2014 and one from 2022. To find a game released this year you have to scroll down the ranking to the seventh position, where we find EA Sports College Football 25, followed by F1 24. Closing the top 10 is Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, of which however the digital copies were not counted, so the real placement could be higher. Overall, 2.35 million games were purchased in July in the United Kingdom, with a drop of 2.9% on an annual basis.
PS5 and PlayStation Portal Dominate Hardware and Accessory Sales
Let’s see the complete top 10:
EA Sports FC 24
GTA 5
Elden Ring
Hogwarts Legacy
Red Dead Redemption 2
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn
EA Sports College Football 25
F1 24
NBA 2K24
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD*
*digital sales data not available
Halland celebrates in EA Sports FC 24
In terms of hardware, according to GfK data, the PS5 was once again the most purchased console in July in the UK, reaching 4 million units in total, albeit a sharp 31% drop year-on-year. Nintendo Switch returned to second place but with a 9% drop, while the Xbox Series X and S slipped to third place with sales down 19%, also year-on-year.
On the accessories side, more than 540,000 products were purchased in July, down 4% from last year, with the PlayStation Portal in first place, followed by the white PS5 DualSense.
