The UKIE has published a new Consumer Market Valuation Report, which shows that the British market some games were worth it £7.82 billion in 2023an increase of 4.4% on the revised 2022 total of £7.49 billion.
While overall video game sales increased in the UK in 2023, physical game sales continued their decline and fell by 5% to £495 million compared to 2022. More specifically, digital sales, console software sales increased by 5% .6%, reaching £2.48 billion, while digital sales of PC software increased by 4.5% on the previous year, reaching £684 million. Mobile sales also increased, reaching £1.52 billion, up 4.5%.
As regards the hardware sales, consoles have had a particularly good year, with sales up 12% compared to 2022, reaching £951m. PCs, however, saw a decline, with sales down 11% on the previous year to £673 million.
The sales of accessories grew 3% to £402m, while VR hardware sales rose 11% to £194m.
It is also explained that there is a broader gaming culture Nowadays, non-videogame products linked to videogames are also successful, such as films, TV series, toys, books, magazines, soundtracks, events and more. This sector saw spending of £418 million in 2023 in the UK.
The games that contributed to success in 2023
James McWhirter, an analyst at Omdia, says that the games that have led to success are Diablo 4, Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros Wonder, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, EA Sports FC 24 and Baldur's Gate 3. Let's talk about the biggest games of last year and therefore we could all guess that they were responsible for the success of the market.
It is also specified that i boxed games for PlayStation they surpassed Switch sales in the UK in 2023.
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