For the first time since May 2022, Elden Ring topped the list of game bestsellers for the month in the US, as stated in an analytical report by Circana for June. Its sales surged due to the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
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- Along with Elden Ring, the top 5 best-selling premium games in the US for June include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (↑1), Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece (↑396), Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (new), and Hogwarts Legacy (↑4).
- Elden Ring also ranked first in terms of monthly active users on Steam. On PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, Fortnite continued to lead in this metric.
- The best-selling console both in dollar value and units sold was once again the PlayStation 5.
- The PlayStation Portal was the best-selling gaming accessory in June in dollar terms. In unit sales, it was surpassed by the wireless DualSense Midnight Black controller.
- In total, U.S. residents spent $4.56 billion on video games, gaming hardware, and gaming accessories in June—a 5% decrease from last year.
- Video game sales amounted to $4.07 billion (-2%), hardware sales to $287 million (-37%), and accessory sales to $204 million (-7%).