Video sport {hardware} gross sales wrapped up 2024 with an general decline for the 12 months. That’s in response to the newest gross sales knowledge from Circana.
In the United States, {hardware} gross sales fell 29% for the 12 months from $1.55 billion in 2023 to $1.11 billion in 2024.
After a slight enhance in year-over-year sales totals in November due to the discharge of the PlayStation 5 (PS5) Pro, December noticed numbers dip by 25% year-over-year. While it nonetheless introduced in $4.85 billion in December, it’s a far drop from the $6.45 billion in December 2023.
Drilling all the way down to particular {hardware} numbers, it’s straightforward to see how and why general online game {hardware} gross sales fell as drastically as they did.
With the Nintendo Switch ending its lifecycle, the almost eight-year-old system noticed its December gross sales numbers fall 38% . The Xbox Series consoles additionally noticed year-over-year gross sales for December fall by 38%. The PS5 couldn’t hold the momentum of the PS5 Pro’s launch as its numbers fell 18% 12 months over 12 months.
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For the 12 months, PS5 was primary by way of each {hardware} spending and unit gross sales within the United States. The Switch completed 2nd in unit gross sales whereas the Xbox Series was 2nd in {hardware} spending.
When it involves equipment, year-over-year gross sales for December have been flat although the 12 months figures have been 6% larger in 2024 they have been for 2023 at $3.17 billion in comparison with $2.99 billion. The PlayStation Portal was the best-selling accent of the 12 months by way of spending whereas the DualSense Midnight Black controller was led by way of general models bought.
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