Xbox Series X and Series S also achieved strong sales.
Matt Piscatella from NPD Group has unveiled the first data regarding the video game market in that of United States to October 2022where as regards thehardware we find PS5 in first place, both in terms of the number of units sold and in terms of revenue in dollars.
PS5 and Modern Warfare 2 commanded the sales charts for the month of October 2022 in the United States
To October 2022 even the next generation consoles of Microsoft they did very well, with Xbox Series X | S which ranked second in both cases, therefore both for units sold and for revenues generated. Obviously Nintendo Switch had to settle for the proverbial bronze medal, completing the podium of the best-selling consoles last month in the USA.
Matt Piscatella then revealed that the revenues generated by the sale of hardware in the USA last month are equal to 424 million dollarsthe 10% less on an annual basis, despite the excellent results achieved by PS5 and Xbox Series X And Series S.
The three next-generation consoles also saw their revenues increase by percentages to double digitobviously due to the improvement of the units offered for sale on the market, but the sales of PS4 And Xbox One have made the decline in sales year-on-year inevitable.
Accessories, on the other hand, achieved revenues in October 2022 equal to 148 million dollarsL’8% less than a year ago, with the DualSense from PS5 in coloring Midnight Black which has established itself as the best-selling accessory last month. Having said that, Ad October 2022 the gaming market in the USA has achieved revenues equal to $4.3 billionlike the previous year.
Below are last month’s best-selling games in the US USA:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Gotham Knights
- FIFA 23
- madden 23
- NHL 23
- Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
- Person 5
- NBA 2K23
- Bayonet 3
- Elden Ring
- Mario Kart 8
- Splatoon 3
- Minecraft