The UK's latest physical games chart is here, and at first glance, there's nothing normal about it. However, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is an interesting case; It is the first series entry to launch on the day and date xbox game passAnd despite this change, it seems that sales on the PS5 and PS4 have remained steady.
Debuting at number one (of course), Black Ops 6's physical sales are primarily for the PlayStation versions, with Sony's last and current generation consoles garnering a combined share of 88 percent. This isn't too surprising, as you have to imagine that most people playing it on Xbox would instead download the game through their Game Pass subscription. However, as GamesIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring points out, physical sales on PS5 and PS4 are in line with previous entries, meaning the Game Pass inclusion hasn't made a notable impact on where people choose to play Call of Duty.
Dring says physical sales are down 10 percent compared to last year's Modern Warfare 3, which is due to Game Pass, while sales on Sony's systems are in line with expectations. Obviously, MW3 sales were also down compared to the earlier entry, but the difference is that its physical sales were at least consistently down across the board, while Black Ops 6 only had a big physical drop on Xbox.
And at the end of the day, this is based solely on physical sales information from one country – it will be interesting to see the real impact of Game Pass when everything and everywhere is accounted for. However, the UK trends do not appear to have any major impact on PS5 and PS4 sales.
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Here's the complete latest top 10.
UK Sales Chart: Week Ending October 26, 2024
- call of duty black ops 6
- ea sports fc 25
- sonic x shadow generations
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Hogwarts Legacy
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- mario kart 8 deluxe
- nintendo switch sports
- mortal kombat 11 ultimate
- Minecraft (Switch)