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[Lunatic_Gamer]

A study of internet search data suggests that the UK demand for the PlayStation 5 console is the highest in the world, with 486 in every 10,000 Britons searching for it each month.

France was in second place, with 352 in every 10,000 people searching for the term and the US was third, with 259.

As well as 157 different countries, the study also drilled down to include 69 cities in the UK, to see where exactly the most demand was coming from.

For some reason Newry in Northern Ireland, which was only made a city in 2002, was number one, with 24.6 searches per 1,000 people.

Turo was the most PlayStation 5 friendly city in England, on 243 per 10,000, with Stirling the number one in Scotland and fourth overall in the UK. However, no Welsh cities made it into the list

UK has highest demand for PS5 in the world – Newry is highest in the UK

An analysis of search queries suggests that the UK has more people desperate to get hold of the PS5 than anywhere else in the world.

metro.co.uk

 

[prinz_valium]

The Brits, lol

 

[Bo_Hazem]

They got the taste for quality and luxury.

 

[BennyBlanco]

As we know the most important metric of a game’s success is the UK boxed charts, so I’m glad their search data is being tracked as well

 

[EverydayBeast]

The reason is Gran TURISMO.

 

[XXL]

Without solid numbers for bullets fired and engagement, this is meaningless.

 

[Facism]

Drilled down to 69, ey?

 

[Spaceman292]

Haha I got mine now so fuck everyone else

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[NeoGiffer]

They got the taste for quality and luxury.

 

[AV]

This """study""" was literally just the UK Googling "PS5" the most. Move along.

 

[M1chl]

Oh again UK, absolutely irrelevant

 

[iHaunter]

UK LOVE racing and sports games. So it's not surprising with GT7 around the corner.

 

[IntentionalPun]

These numbers make no sense.. how is 246 per 10,000 (24.6 per 1,000) the highest rate for a city if 486 per 10,000 was the rate for the whole country?

 

[ANIMAL1975]

...
Turo was the most PlayStation 5 friendly city in England, on 243 per 10,000, with Stirling the number one in Scotland and fourth overall in the UK. However, no Welsh cities made it into the list

The Brits, lol

The Welsh, lol

 

[ahtlas7]

Someone get that woman a PS5!

 

[Sosokrates]

And the sad thing is the majority of the people will be playing warzone/fortnite on it.

Casuals are really buying into the hype (not saying the PS5 is all hype, im saying that people are not really buying it for a specific game, they are buying for "new toy" factor, most of the time")

 

[kingfey]

Someone get that woman a PS5!

She is a gunner. By that fact, she will be an xbox fan, since both gunners and xbox bring you pain.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

And the sad thing is the majority of the people will be playing warzone/fortnite on it.

Casuals are really buying into the hype (not saying the PS5 is all hype, im saying that people are not really buying it for a specific game, they are buying for "new toy" factor, most of the time")

The amount of people I've seen on the internet who only play Fifa on their PS5 on a 24 inch monitor is surely something.

 

[Dick Jones]

Everyone is getting free PS5s

 

[TGO]

The Brits, lol

What about them Skippy..

 

[Putonahappyface]

They got the taste for quality and luxury.

 

[SoloKingRobert]

Everyone is getting free PS5s

Prince Andrew may have a valid point. It will be too difficult to know if you met the person 20 years ago. If someone said to me, I met them 20 years ago, I'll be like meh... I don't recall meeting you.

 

[SoloKingRobert]

And she said she lost the original copy of the photograph...

 

[Werewolf Jones]

PS5 is pretty young in its life. Of course he'll want one.

I was like where the FUCK is Newry.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

And the sad thing is the majority of the people will be playing warzone/fortnite on it.

Casuals are really buying into the hype (not saying the PS5 is all hype, im saying that people are not really buying it for a specific game, they are buying for "new toy" factor, most of the time")

And is this any different than people buying Genesis for Sonic or Wii for Wii sports? This has been a casual driven market for a long time.

 

[Sosokrates]

And is this any different than people buying Genesis for Sonic or Wii for Wii sports? This has been a casual driven market for a long time.

Yes because the point is they a buy a new console for a very similar experience where as with the wii, wii sports was only possible on that system.

 

[Captain Toad]

The UK - great tastes in gaming consoles, horrible tastes in sports.

 

[Rob_27]

Football (real football)

 

[Spaceman292]

Prince Andrew may have a valid point. It will be too difficult to know if you met the person 20 years ago. If someone said to me, I met them 20 years ago, I'll be like meh... I don't recall meeting you.

What if you met at a private island drugs and sex party with the president of the US and Rolf Harris? I'd probably remember that.

 

[SoloKingRobert]

What if you met at a private island drugs and sex party with the president of the US and Rolf Harris? I'd probably remember that.

After going to 100s events? You probably won't.

 

[Craig of War]

Yeah Playstation has the UK on locked. The US is where they need to fend off Xbox the most since MS bought all of the Western FPS & RPG devs

 

[ReBurn]

UK googling PS5 while everyone else playing PS5.

 

[lh032]

I think the demand will explode once Spartacus announced.

 

[Kerotan]

Newry is in Ireland but OK. Its only 30 minutes drive from me lol.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

She is a gunner. By that fact, she will be an xbox fan, since both gunners and xbox bring you pain.

Gunner as "Arse"nal? Yeah, lots of pain.

 

[jdforge]

Newry is in Ireland but OK. Its only 30 minutes drive from me lol.

There’s always one. Newry is a “city” in the United Kingdom. Granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II.

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

The Yyllkvrrrwlleebterelyhubbkk, lol

FTFY

 

[Orta]

And still 99% of them will use it just to play Fifa and GTA.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

They got the taste for quality and luxury.

Not at all. All the major luxury brands are French. London also looks like dog's piss next to Paris. On the contrary, I would say the 'bloke' mentality in the UK is much stronger than in e.g. France and Germany.

France on the other hand

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Not at all. All the major luxury brands are French. London also looks like dog's piss next to Paris. On the contrary, I would say the 'bloke' mentality in the UK is much stronger than in e.g. France and Germany.

France on the other hand

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No, not kidding

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

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No, not kidding

I spilt my coffee

 

[SLB1904]

The reason is Gran TURISMO.

This

 

[kyussman]

It's probably got a lot to do with Gran Turismo right now.....I'd say that is very much a system seller for many over here.

 

[Bragr]

In many of the European countries, game consoles are for FIFA, and a lot of them just view Playstation as the FIFA machine, no matter what Xbox does. That's where all your friends play, it's tradition.

 

[Tams]

Not at all. All the major luxury brands are French. London also looks like dog's piss next to Paris. On the contrary, I would say the 'bloke' mentality in the UK is much stronger than in e.g. France and Germany.

France on the other hand

Mate, Paris is a dirty, crime ridden hole. Even Parisians will agree with that.

There's some lovely architecture though.

Anyway, back on topic: Wasn't the UK an Xbox country? I think that was back in the 360 era though.

 

[Vick]

Where the fuck is Italy? Demand is so high here they stopped taking Orders for an indefinite period of time.

 

[Thirty7ven]

James Bond wouldn’t be caught playing any other console.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Oh again UK, absolutely irrelevant

Lol..someone from a funny little mickey mouse country in Eastern Europe...is calling the UK, Irrelevant.

Ok.

 

[M1chl]

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No, not kidding

Those Germans can do all