Horizon Forbidden West tops UK boxed charts thanks to PS5 bundle

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Horizon Forbidden West returned to the top of the UK boxed charts last week, thanks to a new PS5 bundle which included the game.According to GfK (posted by GamesIndustry.biz), Horizon managed a 94% week-on-week sales increase, mainly due to the new bundle.Nintendo Switch Sports, the previous week’s best-seller is down to number 2 after three weeks at the top of the charts.An increase in PS5 stock has also seemingly boosted the sales of other exclusives, including Gran Turismo 7 (which re-entered the top 10) and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (which climbed back up to number 15).The rest of the top five consisted of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Pokémon: Legends Arceus.Meanwhile, new release Evil Dead fell from number 5 to number 12, after a 51% sales drop compared to its release week.The full boxed UK games chart can be seen below (last week’s position in brackets):PlayStation 5 enjoyed its best sales month of the year so far in Europe in April.The latest GSD market report revealed that 289,000 consoles were sold across Europe last month, representing a drop of 15% compared to March.The data covers 10 countries in mainland Europe but doesn’t include the UK or Germany.