The demand for the PlayStation and Xbox console grew in the markets in half

At the end of January and early February they are usually a quiet period for console vendors, since the New Year holidays have passed, and far from February 23, says Anastasia Romanova, MoneyPlace analyst.

“But this year, sales could stimulate the possible prohibitions of the PlayStation and Xbox offer to Russia. If last year, during the periods of demand that is not peak in the markets, approximately 1-1.5 thousand prefixes per day were sold on average, and after January 28 to February 5, more than 2.7 thousand ”, added The expert.

Romanova said that in the indicated period, almost 25 thousand consoles were sold in the markets, and the total revenues of the vendors amounted to 257.7 million rubles.

Ozon’s press service confirmed RB.RU information about the growth of console sales. “During the period from February 3 to 9, Ozon’s demand for the PlayStation and Xbox prefixes doubled in terms of Russian market foot.”

Wildberries rejected the comments.

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At the end of January, Kommersant, citing participants in the technology market, said the demand for console in Russia grew by 29.5% in monetary terms and 10% in piece.

The plans to prohibit the supply of consoles to Russia were previously announced by the head of the EU Kai Callas diplomacy. In Brussels, it is believed that the military use these devices to control drones. According to Callas, the restrictions must be included in the new Package of Planned sanctions for the third anniversary of the military operation on February 22.