4 years after its launch, US gross sales of Xbox Sequence X/S are trailing behind these of its predecessor, Xbox One, on the similar level within the consoles’ life time. Gross sales of PlayStation 5, nonetheless, are actually firmly outpacing PlayStation 4.
That is based on gross sales information from advertising and marketing analysis and know-how firm Circana (previously The NPD Group) in its newest month-to-month report. Circana govt director and video games trade analyst Mat Piscatella summarised the corporate’s discovering – overlaying US video games and {hardware} spending as much as December 2024 – in a prolonged submit on Bluesky (thanks VGC).
Commenting on a few of the stories highlights, Piscatella wrote, “By means of every console’s first 50 months within the US market (life up to now ending Dec 2024 for each Xbox Sequence X/S and PS5), PS5 lifetime unit gross sales are 7 % forward of PS4’s tempo, whereas Xbox Sequence X/S trails Xbox One by 18 %.” By comparability, Piscatella famous, “By means of 38 months within the US (by Dec 2023), PS5 led PS4 by 6 % whereas Xbox Sequence X/S trailed Xbox One by 13 %.”
Circana’s 2024 end-of-year report charts what Piscatella known as a “tough” 12 months for gaming {hardware}, with shopper spending falling 29 % in comparison with final yr. On a extra granular stage, spending on PS5 {hardware} fell by 18 % (though it remained the best-selling platform in December) whereas Sequence X/S and Change declined by 38 %. This drop, nonetheless, was “anticipated” based on Piscatella, given Change’s substantial time in the marketplace, and PS5 and Sequence X/S each being “previous their promoting peaks”.
Whereas particular {hardware} gross sales figures weren’t disclosed, Sony final yr revealed, amid declining year-on-year gross sales, 61m PS5s have been shifted since its launch in November 2020. Microsoft doesn’t share gross sales figures for Xbox Sequence X/S, however it additionally beforehand confirmed declining {hardware} gross sales because it more and more pushes Xbox as a {hardware} agnostic model.
Piscatella’s full abstract of Circana’s newest report on US video games and {hardware} tendencies might be discovered on Bluesky and makes for an fascinating learn.
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