PS5 Was India's Best-Selling Console in August 2021

No contest.

PS5 Was India's Best-Selling Console in August 2021 - IGNdia

In what is a recurring theme, the PS5 is India's best-selling console for August 2021. Sony's latest console only had one restock for the month but that was enough to propel it to the top of the charts. Reason being, outside of a very brief sales window, the Xbox Series X and S were nowhere to be found and the PS4 too was unavailable at most game stores across the country. What's more is, this is possibly a sign of things to come.

"We've been told by Sony to expect more PS5 than PS4 stock going forward," says one major sub-distributor for the company. "We won't be surprised if the next announcement is end of life."

Demand for the PS4 has remained strong in India despite the PS5's launch with units being sold for as high as Rs. 40,000 despite an MRP of Rs. 29,990 we're told.

August 2021 was a drier than usual month for games retail. Outside of Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut and Hades, there was little else that made an impact what with FIFA 21, GTA 5, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War dominating sales.

The lack of competition from Microsoft has also had an impact. Sources tell IGN India that while Xbox Series X and S units have landed in the country, the company hasn't allowed its distributor Redington to ship them out just yet. Considering we're less than a month away from a Windows 11 release date, it's likely that Microsoft's consumer division for India is preoccupied with that rather than bringing Xbox to retail.

And while Microsoft has dropped the ball on console availability, it can take solace in the fact that its Xbox Series X|S controller remains India's best-selling peripheral for August. This is despite Sony making more DualSense colour options available at retail.

Most retailers tell IGN India that PC gamers are usually snapping them up instead of Xbox Series X and S owners. The fact that these ship with an Xbox Game Pass trial further sweetened the deal, we're told.

With another PS5 restock slated for September, safe to say the Indian market is Sony's to lose.


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