Game Industry announced its report on game and console sales in Europe in October 2023. The study revealed that the best-selling game console in Europe was PlayStation 5, while Xbox was the only console whose sales decreased.
Only Xbox sales dropped
In the research, the best-selling console in markets other than the United Kingdom and Germany was by far the PlayStation 5. Sales of the console in October increased by 143% compared to the same period last year. Nintendo Switch maintains its second place despite selling 20% lower than last year. The Xbox Series X/S series showed a 52% decrease compared to last year.
Total console sales in October were 481 thousand. Console peripheral products and accessories reached sales of 1.14 million units. Accessory sales decreased by 3.6% compared to last year. Sales in the wallet/cards area also decreased by 4%, with 969,818 cards sold.
On the other hand, there are different assumptions about the reasons for this decline in Xbox. Solving the stock problem of PlayStation 5, exclusive games for Xbox often coming to the computer, and also the fact that Xbox’s exclusive game Starfield was released before PS5’s Spider-Man 2 game or Switch’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Xbox sales may have declined due to these factors. Xbox has not had a special game that we can describe as very successful lately.
One of the things that affects the decline in console sales may be the release of games on both PC and Xbox. Xbox exclusive games are coming not only to console but also to PC, as is the case with PlayStation. This being the case, users do not need to buy new hardware. PlayStation, on the other hand, brings its special games to PC after years.
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