PS4 Edges Xbox 360 as UK’s Best-Selling Home Console in 2013

It might have been on the market for little over five weeks, but Sony’s surging PlayStation 4 took the crown for the UK’s best-selling home console in 2013.

This news comes from MCV, which reports that the PS4 shifted 530,000 units last year – just a few thousand consoles ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Overall, the piece of hardware with the highest sales was Nintendo’s 3DS, but Sony can still be proud knowing that it won the battle in the home during 2013.

"Since we unveiled the console, gamers have shown huge interest in the PS4. Our focus now is rebuilding stock levels so those have not been able to get a PS4 can finally experience the next-gen. I’d like to thank the gamers, our retail and publishing partners who played a big part in making this success possible," said PlayStation UK MD Fergal Gara.

The PlayStation 4 has sold 4.2 million units worldwide up to this point, with the Xbox One sitting just above 3 million sold.