in the meantime Sales of PS5 consoles According to the latest NPD numbers, the US saw growth in January 2023, while “other platforms” including Xbox declined. The NPD Group executive his director Mat Piscatella released data on US consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories for the month. Compared to last year, hardware spending was flat for him at $393 million, while content and accessory spending was down, and overall sales were down 5% for him.
PS5 Dualsense was the best-selling accessory in the US in January 2023
U.S. video game hardware spending was flat at $393 million compared to a year ago. Increased hardware spending on PlayStation 5 and Switch was offset by declines on other platforms.
— Matt Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 13, 2023
Piscatella doesn’t have specific numbers on how much each platform’s sales have increased or decreased, but he shared: twitter:
Increased hardware spending on PlayStation 5 and Switch was offset by declines on other platforms.
he continues in another tweet: “PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware platform in the US market in January 2023 by both unit sales and value, while Switch ranked second in both measures.”
The PS5 DualSense Midnight Black Controller was the top-selling accessory in terms of monthly sales, but the 14% drop in accessory spending was largely due to consumers choosing not to spend money on gamepads.
NPD report also support Dead Space was #2 and Forspoken was #7 on the PS Store download charts for January 2023.
As expected, Modern Warfare 2 is at the top of the mountain. Two new entries into the top 20 include Fire Emblem Engage at #5 and One Piece Odyssey at #9. One caveat with the chart, though, is that Nintendo oddly doesn’t share digital sales.
