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State of the market

Projected U.S. spending on video game hardware, content and accessories totaled $4.6B in June 2024, falling 5% when compared to a year ago. First half spending grew 1% compared to the first half of 2023, reaching $27.3B.

Hardware
une video game hardware spending fell 37% when compared to a year ago, to $287M, and finished 1H 2024 31% lower vs.YA. During the first half of 2024 Switch hardware spending was 48% lower than YA, while PlayStation 5 declined by 28%, and Xbox Series fell 18%.

PlayStation 5 again led the month’s hardware market in unit and dollar sales. Nintendo Switch once again finished 2nd in unit sales, while Xbox Series ranked 2nd in dollars. These same rankings were reflected across 2024’s total first half.

Software
Elden Ring was the best-selling video game of June 2024, returning to the top spot on the best-selling titles chart for the first time since it led the market during the May 2022 period. Sales of Elden Ring were boosted by the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

The release of the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece collection on Steam helped it reach 3rd on the June 2024 best-selling titles chart. It previously had been available only on Switch via Cloud.

The Elder Scrolls: Online jumped from 198th in May to 18th in June helped by the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road, while Street Fighter 6 finished at #20 in June after placing 72nd on the May chart driven in part by promotional pricing.

Mobile
Sensor Tower: Top 10 mobile games by U.S. consumer spend in June and rank change vs May: MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, Roblox, Candy Crush Saga, Last War: Survival, Whiteout Survival (+1), Coin Master (-1), Brawl Stars (+1), Township (-1) and Pokémon GO (+4).

“The year over year trend continues, with US mobile gaming spending up 12% comparing June 2024 to June 2023, though spend is down 3% over May 2024,” said Samuel Aune of Sensor Tower. “The rankings for the top five remain unchanged month over month."

"Although its rank didn't change, Roblox saw a 15% increase in revenue month over month... driven by a UA campaign spiking downloads 22% and active users," said Aune. "Also, Pokémon GO saw a 22% increase in revenue month over month coinciding with its 8th anniversary event."

Accessories
June spending on Accessories fell 7% when compared to a year ago, to $204M. Growth in the Remote Play Device segment (PlayStation Portal) was offset by a 9% drop in Gamepads.

The PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller Midnight Black was June’s best-selling accessory, while PlayStation Portal led accessories in dollar sales across 2024’s first half.

Software Charts

Year to Date

PlayStation Platforms

Xbox Platforms

Nintendo Platforms

Monthly Active User Engagement
Top 10 Games Played on PlayStation 5 Ranked by Monthly Active Users (US)

Top 10 Games Played on Xbox Series Ranked by Monthly Active Users (US)

Top 10 Games Played on Steam Ranked by Monthly Active Users (US)

Rankings
Units: PS5 > NSW > XBS
Revenue: PS5 > XBS > NSW

Updates


Thanks Mat Piscatella!

Thanks to install Base​

 

[Jaybe]

beaten

 

[clarky]

Helldivers 2, What a smash hit thats been.

 

[tommib]

Who was the idiot again saying that Helldivers 2 crashed and burned?

 

[jm89]

I really want to know what the portal has sold. It seems to be trucking along since back in stock.

 

[clarky]

Software sales on xbox must be terrible for Black ops 2 & 3 to make the top ten, jesus.

 

[feynoob]

Xbox on their home turf.

 

[jm89]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[onQ123]

Sea Of Thieves doing well & probably gave MS the greenlight to go all in on PlayStation ports.





PlayStation Portal putting in work .

 

[Jaybe]

“During the first half of 2024 … Xbox Series fell 18%.“

This is interesting and given this is US performance. With the MS Financials saying Xbox hardware is down globally -31% and -42% it goes show just how much Xbox must be in free fall for markets outside the US.

 

[Jaybe]

I’m a bit surprised the Xbox Series S is still 46% of Xbox’s unit sales

 

[JaksGhost]

Something the Epic Game store could never do for the franchise.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Why skip Xbox’s Call of Duty MW3 at #2 in the thread name?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

People keep saying the Series S was a mistake while it carries a massive percentage of XBS sales.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Helldivers 2, What a smash hit thats been.

Agreed. Shocked it wasn’t in the PlayStation top 10 of monthly activity though.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I think Sony is going to have a rough quarter in their upcoming report next week, but I think unless the PS5 Pro is a disaster that they're well on their way to hitting 18 million worldwide for the year.

 

[adamsapple]

Why skip Xbox’s Call of Duty MW3 at #2 in the thread name?

 

[JaksGhost]

Why skip Xbox’s Call of Duty MW3 at #2 in the thread name?

Based on their other Circana titles they just highlight debuts and biggest movers on the chart. Nothing nefarious is going on and you can check their other titles for that. COD has been planted in the Top 5 since it's release so there isn't a real reason to waste thread title space on that.

 

[demigod]

The streamers and fanboys on youtube were claiming xboxes were being sold out on Amazon and the likes after the June showcase. What happened?

 

[Loomy]

I'm just here for the monthly PS Portal update. It's a portal world. We're just living in it.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Helldivers 2 still the 3rd biggest game on PC for June? But but...i heard it only lasted a month? How can this be?

 

[Codes 208]

The streamers and fanboys on youtube were claiming xboxes were being sold out on Amazon and the likes after the June showcase. What happened?

The hype died down quick while playstation sales have been far more consistent.

Hell i just bought a ps5 yesterday

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Now imagine the PAL slaughter.

People keep saying the Series S was a mistake while it carries a massive percentage of XBS sales.

Art this point this is the main SKU MS is stuck with. For worse. Overall numbers are still massively down despite the cheaper crap-o-box.

 

[Mr Moose]

Based on their other Circana titles they just highlight debuts and biggest movers on the chart. Nothing nefarious is going on and you can check their other titles for that. COD has been planted in the Top 5 since it's release so there isn't a real reason to waste thread title space on that.

I think he's joking. There's no such thing as Xbox's Call of Duty.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

SMTVV did better than I expected in the US. Good, because it's a great JRPG and everyone should play it.

 

[drganon]

SMTVV did better than I expected in the US. Good, because it's a great JRPG and everyone should play it.

Yup. Played the original a while back and enjoyed it a lot. I'll eventually get around to Vengeance.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Who was the idiot again saying that Helldivers 2 crashed and burned?

Little Chicken

 

[Fess]

The King never left, up on the throne again for DLC

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

About the SMTVV platform split:

 

[Tsaki]

I wonder what he includes in this: PS5 version played on PS5, PS5 + PS4 (BC) versions played on PS5 or PS5 + PS4 (BC) versions on PS5 PLUS PS4 version on PS4

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Now imagine the PAL slaughter.

Art this point this is the main SKU MS is stuck with. For worse. Overall numbers are still massively down despite the cheaper crap-o-box.

Now imagine the numbers without it...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

July should be a great month for HW. College Football 25 moved a metric shit ton of consoles (Series S especially).

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Helldivers 2 still the 3rd biggest game on PC for June? But but...i heard it only lasted a month? How can this be?

It's not in the top 10 for MAU on Playstation though. That was kinda suprising, tbh.

Probably will jump back up when the Illuminate enter the game.
Whenever that is...

 

[HeWhoWalks]

The streamers and fanboys on youtube were claiming xboxes were being sold out on Amazon and the likes after the June showcase. What happened?

They got bitch-slapped by reality, as I always point out when Xbox’s biggest cheerleaders have orgasms over a showcase (specifically how it relates to PlayStation and how Sony should respond). When it’s report card time, mouths have once again closed and the real meat and potatoes are at the table.

And agreed on the need for the Series S. Folks REALLY need to consider how much worse Xbox would look right now without it.

 

[begotten]

The only thing I like about these numbers is that it bodes for a native Sony handheld again.

Portal is just a glorified Backbone and it's doing numbers.

Vita was terrible timing compounded with a multitude of issues, now is the time for a new one.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The streamers and fanboys on youtube were claiming xboxes were being sold out on Amazon and the likes after the June showcase. What happened?

Reality.

 

[Gideon]

Is the expansion counted for elden ring sales?

 

[Spitfire098]

Xbox won the summer showcase!!

So many great games. People must be running out to buy xboxes in preparation for all these games.

 

[yazenov]

I wonder what he includes in this: PS5 version played on PS5, PS5 + PS4 (BC) versions played on PS5 or PS5 + PS4 (BC) versions on PS5 PLUS PS4 version on PS4

The PS5 version is always calculated separately, unlike the Xbox version which they usually combine together to inflate it

 

[GHG]

What did you take on the day you wrote that and where can I get some?

 

[BennyBlanco]

i wonder where Palworld would fall on this chart.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Man it's pretty telling for the state of the industry that of the top 20 selling games, only two of them are wholly original 2024 releases (and both of those are outside the top 10). Even the normies are figuring out that gaming sucks now and just buying old stuff.

 

[Three]

Who was the idiot again saying that Helldivers 2 crashed and burned?

 

[Danjin44]

The power of harem!

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Man it's pretty telling for the state of the industry that of the top 20 selling games, only two of them are wholly original 2024 releases (and both of those are outside the top 10). Even the normies are figuring out that gaming sucks now and just buying old stuff.

“Gaming sucks now”

Why, are you without games to play?

 

[Little Chicken]

Another fantastic month for Microsoft family

 

[Luminoth-4545]

IB estimates June 2024

PS5: 340k
NSW: 185k
XBS: 165k

June 2023 for comparison

PS5: 430k
NSW: 350k
XBS: 240k


Estimations for 2024

Month	PS5	XBS	NSW
January	425,000	210,000	250,000
February	410,000	195,000	220,000
March	525,000	205,000	235,000
April	250,000	105,000	140,000
May	230,000	110,000	130,000
June	340,000	165,000	185,000
Total	2,180,000	990,000	1,160,000
Lifetime	20,860,000	14,540,000	45,340,000

Full Estimations for 2023

Month	PS5	XBS	NSW
January	430,000	200,000	280,000
February	560,000	240,000	290,000
March	660,000	280,000	340,000
April	340,000	170,000	420,000
May	270,000	160,000	450,000
June	430,000	240,000	350,000
July	270,000	160,000	240,000
August	400,000	210,000	200,000
September	480,000	300,000	200,000
October	360,000	200,000	210,000
November	1,050,000	580,000	560,000
December	1,520,000	1,110,000	1,230,000
Total	6,780,000	3,850,000	4,770,000
Lifetime	18,680,000	13,550,000	44,180,000

1995 to 2022 is official NPD data, 2023 and 2024 are estimations from IB. * 2024 numbers are as of June.

Current Platforms

Year	PS5	PS5 Total	XBS	XBS Total	NSW	NSW Total
2024*	2,180,000	20,860,000	990,000	14,540,000	1,160,000	45,340,000
2023	6,780,000	18,680,000	3,850,000	13,550,000	4,770,000	44,180,000
2022	5,660,000	11,900,000	4,480,000	9,700,000	5,830,000	39,410,000
2021	4,280,000	6,240,000	3,730,000	5,220,000	7,610,000	33,580,000
2020	1,960,000	1,960,000	1,490,000	1,490,000	8,980,000	25,970,000
2019	-		-		6,480,000	16,990,000
2018	-		-		5,640,000	10,510,000
2017	-		-		4,870,000	4,870,000

Legacy Platforms

Year	PS4 - 34,760,000	XBO - 29,000,000	Wii U - 5,510,000	3DS - 23,390,000	PSV - 2,440,000
2022	50,000	-	-	-	-
2021	600,000	10,000	-	-	-
2020	2,000,000	1,460,000	-	200,000	-
2019	3,830,000	3,040,000	-	560,000	-
2018	5,290,000	4,360,000	-	1,470,000	-
2017	5,420,000	4,280,000	-	2,180,000	-
2016	5,100,000	4,730,000	510,000	2,490,000	60,000
2015	5,720,000	4,930,000	1,340,0000	2,400,000	280,000
2014	4,680,000	4,370,000	1,560,000	2,570,000	320,000
2013	2,000,000	1,820,000	1,210,000	3,810,000	500,000
2012	-	-	890,000	3,630,000	1,280,000
2011	-	-	-	4,080,000	-

Year	PS3 - 26,870,000	X360 - 43,220,000	Wii - 41,780,000	DS - 53,530,000	PSP - 19,990,000
2017	10,000	20,000	-	-	-
2016	190,000	250,000	-	-	-
2015	360,000	570,000	40,000	-	-
2014	750,000	1,330,000	240,000	10,000	20,000
2013	2,180,000	3,070,000	810,000	520,000	130,000
2012	3,410,000	5,300,000	1,960,000	1,980,000	240,000
2011	4,520,000	7,280,000	4,530,000	3,840,000	1,120,000
2010	4,330,000	6,760,000	7,070,000	8,580,000	1,660,000
2009	4,330,000	4,770,000	9,590,000	11,190,000	2,490,000
2008	3,540,000	4,740,000	10,170,000	9,950,000	3,820,000
2007	2,560,000	4,620,000	6,290,000	8,430,000	3,830,000
2006	690,000	3,900,000	1,080,000	5,320,000	3,050,000
2005	-	610,000	-	2,580,000	3,630,000
2004	-	-	-	1,230,000	-

Year	PS2 - 46,340,000	Xbox - 14,500,000	GCN - 11,810,000	DC - 4,010,000	GBA - 35,700,000
2012	50,000	-	-	-	-
2011	290,000	-	-	-	-
2010	750,000	-	-	-	-
2009	1,800,000	-	-	-	-
2008	2,500,000	-	-	-	420,000
2007	3,940,000	-	10,000	-	1,120,000
2006	4,840,000	400,000	1,120,000	-	3,240,000
2005	5,510,000	2,420,000	1,560,000	-	4,370,000
2004	4,680,000	4,010,000	2,290,0000	-	7,080,000
2003	6,310,000	3,100,000	3,270,000	-	7,780,000
2002	8,390,000	3,170,000	2,260,000	1,250,000	6,940,000
2001	6,180,000	1,400,000	1,210,000	1,280,000	4,750,000
2000	1,100,000	-	-	1,480,000	-
1999	-	-	-	-	-

Year	PS1 - 30,180,000	N64 - 17,990,000	Saturn - 1,360,000	GBC - 17,270,000
2005	40,000	-	-	-
2004	710,000	-	-	-
2003	1,150,000	10,000	-	-
2002	2,200,000	150,000	-	60,000
2001	2,240,000	1,160,000	-	2,950,000
2000	3,230,000	2,530,000	-	6,820,000
1999	5,850,000	3,540,000	-	6,450,000
1998	7,110,000	4,140,000	50,000	990,000
1997	5,050,000	4,490,000	240,000	-
1996	1,990,000	1,970,000	780,000	-
1995	600,000	-	290,000	-

 

[fudgybrownie]

People keep saying the Series S was a mistake while it carries a massive percentage of XBS sales.

Because it's cheaper. The average console gamer isn't gonna know it's the lesser console of the Xbox Series.

 

[Goalus]

MW3 slowly crawling back to the top.