It became clear how many games were sold in Europe in June. Diablo IV, which broke records as soon as it was released, was at the top here as well.
The month of June we left behind was a very active month for video games. The highly anticipated Diablo IV was released on June 5 and attracted great attention. This situation was also reflected in the game sales in Europe.
Known for its analysis of games, GSD revealed in its latest report how many games were sold in Europe last month. Data, digital and physical It also showed how many games were sold in June.
15.5 million games sold in Europe in June
According to the data of GSD, in total last month across the continent 15.5 million games sale took place. While around 5 million of these games were sold physically, 10.5 million of them were bought digitally. The data includes physical sales from major game publishers and in European countries.
Game sales in Europe last month showed a significant improvement compared to June of the previous year. So much so that, according to the data, sales increased compared to last year with the effect of the release of new games. increased by 20%.
Diablo IV became the best-selling game in Europe last month
The best-selling game of the past month is by a significant margin. Diablo IV it happened. 66% of sales were on PC, 21% on PS5, 9% on Xbox and 4% on PS4. The production also managed to become the second fastest selling game of the year after Hogwarts Legacy. We saw this success of Diablo IV last month. The production quickly became Blizzard’s fastest selling game, with sales of more than $660 million.
Diablo IV was followed by Final Fantasy 16 on the list. In third place was FIFA 23, which will be the last game we will see under the name FIFA, while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom, which was released a few months ago and was nominated for the game of the year, took the fourth place. The fifth is GTA V, which continues to sell well after years.
Best selling games in Europe in June
| one | Diablo IV |
| 2 | Final Fantasy 16 |
| 3 | FIFA 23 |
| 4 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 6 | F1 23 |
| 7 | Hogwarts Legacy |
| 8 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| 9 | Street Fighter 6 |
| 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
Console sales are also on the rise
Looking at the hardware side, it is seen that there has been a significant increase. According to data last month in Europe 500,700 The game console has been sold. This means an increase of 33% compared to the previous month. As you can imagine, PlayStation 5 is the best-selling console. While there was an increase in PS5 sales, there was a 2.3% decrease in Nintendo Switch sales, and a 0.8% decrease in Xbox Series X/S.
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