Starfield boosted Xbox sales by 136% in UK - not enough to beat PS5

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Starfield boosted Xbox sales by 136% in UK - not enough to beat PS5
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Whereas console sales dipped in the US this September, they increased by 44% in the UK, with Xbox seeing the biggest boost.

Starfield – even with Bethesda in its corner, Microsoft can’t quite overtake Sony and the PS5 Yesterday, it was announced that Starfield had topped the charts in the US, but proven less successful across Europe, with Xbox console sales dropping throughout the month of September. So, how did it fare in the UK? The answer depends on your perspective.

Starfield’s also out of the top 30 sellers on Steam, whereas less recent games like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Hogwarts Legacy manage to sit just outside of the top 10. More: TrendingSuper Mario Bros.

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