PlayStation 5 Was Best-Selling Console In U.S. Last Month, Ending Nintendo Switch’s 33-Month Streak

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The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware level successful the U.S. this September, some successful presumption of units sold and dollars made, ending the Nintendo Switch’s 33-month streak astatine the fig 1 spot. 

NPD Group enforcement manager Mat Piscatella released the September 2021 U.S. numbers of video crippled sales, which is wherever quality of the PS5’s apical spot was revealed. Piscatella says the PS5 is the best-selling console of 2021 year-to-date successful dollars, though the Switch inactive leads the twelvemonth successful existent units sold. 

The PS5 costs much than the Switch, truthful it doesn’t request to merchantability arsenic galore units arsenic the Switch to rake successful the astir money. This is wherefore the Switch has sold much units but made little wealth compared to the PS5. Before today, November 2018 was the past period that a console different than the Switch – the PlayStation 4 successful this lawsuit – was the best-selling hardware platform. 

“September video crippled hardware dollar income accrued 49% erstwhile compared to September 2022 to $412 million,” Piscatella said successful a tweet today. “Year-to-date hardware spending has besides gained 49% erstwhile compared to the aforesaid play a twelvemonth ago, totaling $3.4 billion.” 

In presumption of video crippled accessories, September 2021 spending dropped 12% compared to past year, coming successful astatine $171 million. However, year-to-date accessory income person present deed $1.8 billion, which is 9% much compared to a twelvemonth ago. The Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller was the best-selling accessory past month, portion the PS5 DualSense controller retains the apical spot for the wide year. 

Piscatella besides released the top 20 video games sold crossed each platforms successful the U.S. past period arsenic well. Here’s what the apical 10 looks like: 

  1. Madden NFL 22
  2. FIFA 22
  3. NBA 2K22
  4. Tales of Arise
  5. Diablo II: Resurrected
  6. Deathloop
  7. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
  8. Ghost of Tsushima
  9. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  10. Life is Strange: True Colors 

You tin sojourn Piscatella’s full Twitter thread for breakdowns of the apical 10 games sold connected Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, alongside further accusation astir user spending successful video games past month. 


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