# Top 10 most sought-after second-hand gaming consoles

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-secondhand-gaming-console-22/  
Published: 2023-06-04  
Updated: 2023-06-04  
Author: Rahul Roy

With a** 60% increase** in pre-owned game searches on Google over the past month, gamers are turning their habit of buying new games to hunting second-hand games instead. This is a result of tighter budgets for gaming amid the rising cost of living, according to a report from [NPD Group](https://www.npd.com/news/blog/2022/2022s-video-game-market-declines-expected-to-continue/).

In response to the International Games Month, we were intrigued **to find out which gaming console is the most popular among players in the global second-hand market. **To do this, we scraped recent sales of over 60 most popular games and 15 gaming consoles on a notable global resale e-commerce website, **revealing the best-selling second hand gaming consoles worldwide! **

## Key findings:

- With the successful launch of PlayStation 5, **PlayStation 4 **is now the most popular gaming console in the second hand market with 13,000 used consoles sold recently. 
- **Nintendo DS** ranked second most popular in the second hand market and **Nintendo Switch** came third.

## Top 10 most sought-after second-hand gaming consoles

| **Ranking** | **Console** | **Number of items sold (used only)** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PlayStation 4 | **13,000** |
| 2 | Nintendo DS | **12,000** |
| 3 | Nintendo Switch | **11,000** |
| 4 | Xbox one | **9,100** |
| 5 | Nintendo Gameboy | **8,400** |

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nintendo-switch-and-nintendo-switch-lite-models-nintendo-life-1024x682.webp)

With the successful launch of PlayStation 5, **PlayStation 4** is now the** most popular gaming console** in the second-hand market with **13,000 used consoles** sold online in the last 90 days. 

Discontinued and retired from the market in 2020, it is not surprising to see the **Nintendo DS** is the **second **most sought-after in the second-hand market, with **12,000 used consoles **used recently. First released in 2004, it is also the second best selling console of all time with **154 million** sales worldwide.

**Nintendo’s Switch gaming device** ranked **third **with **11,000 used consoles** sold globally. Released in 2017, this unique console enables people to enjoy gaming both at home and on the go.

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**Read: [Top 10 most sought-after second-hand games](https://technosports.co.in/top-10-second-hand-games-in-2022/)**