PS, Xbox and Nintendo sold more consoles in 2020 than 2019

2020 was a rough year for many industries. For gaming, however, this unfortunate situation served as a boon for the industry. Throughout the previous year, the industry went through record growth in many aspects, and it has been confirmed that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all sold more consoles in the UK in 2020 than in 2019.

As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, in the United Kingdom, over 3 million consoles were sold – roughly 800k more consoles than in 2019. In 2020, Nintendo sold 1.5 million consoles, a spike of 50% when compared to 2019. Sony meanwhile sold 900k PS4 and PS5 consoles, compared to 700k in 2019.

Lastly, Microsoft sold 600k Xboxes in 2020.

More than three million games consoles were sold in the UK last year, including over 450,000 PS5 machines, 310,000 Xbox Series consoles and 1.5 million Nintendo Switch devices https://t.co/z3aovMErdp

— GamesIndustry (@GIBiz) March 4, 2021