Pre-owned video game sales are in freefall in the UK, according to a new report.
Ukie – the trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry – released new data today revealing pre-owned software sales were down 30.8 per cent year-on-year in the UK, from a value of £98.2m in 2017 to £67.9m in 2018.
The significant drop in pre-owned game sales comes amid an uptick for the UK games market overall. Software revenues exceeded £4bn for the first time, up just over 10 per cent, and hardware was up 10.7 per cent to £1.57bn.
Source: Eurogamer Pre-owned game sales are in freefall in the UK