The analytical company Circana has prepared a report on the state of the American gaming market in June 2023.
During the month, gamers from the United States spent $4.7 billion on the purchase of video games, gaming hardware and gaming accessories. Compared to June 2022, their spending increased by 9%.
▪️Video game sales totaled $4 billion (+7%), hardware sales — $454 million (+22%), accessory sales — $214 million (+14%).
▪️Diablo IV took the first place in the list of the best-selling games in June. The second place went to Final Fantasy XVI, and the third — Street Fighter 6. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which was leading in May, dropped to fourth place.
The PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console of the month, both in dollars and in terms of the number of devices sold. June 2023 was one of the most successful for Sony consoles. Revenue from sales of PlayStation consoles has not been so high since June 2008, and the volume of unit sales – since June 2010. At the same time, dollar sales of the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch declined.