Xbox Series X|S Now UK's Second Best-Selling Consoles In 2024 As Nintendo Switch Falls Away

Although Xbox Series X|S sales news hasn't always been the most positive in recent months, a new set of UK data from GamesIndustry.biz shows that the platform is now in 2nd place when it comes to console sales in 2024.

Yep, the outlet reports that while PS5 is comfortably in pole position for sales in the region, Xbox pipped Nintendo Switch to second place last month. This also now means that Xbox Series X and S have sold more units than Switch for the entirety of 2024 in the UK.

"PS5 was comfortably the top-selling console once again, well ahead of second place Xbox Series S and X. Nintendo Switch is No.3 again, and has now slipped to No.3 for the year."

Of course, Nintendo Switch is a much older platform than Microsoft's latest set of Xbox consoles - and there are a lot more Switch units out there and sold to customers at this stage. Nintendo is also gearing up for the release of Switch 2, which perhaps explains some of the drop-off here.

Even so, Xbox is clearly still shifting units here in the UK, despite reports of sales dipping elsewhere in Europe. It'll be interesting to see how the console performs in the next few years as Microsoft gears up for its next console - said to be delivering the "largest generational leap" ever.