Xbox Series X/S Sales Hit Bottom in Europe

Game Industry, In October 2023 It announced its report on game and console sales in Europe. The study donePlayStation 5 is the best-selling game console in Europe While Xbox revealed that its sales It was the only console that fell.

Only Xbox sales dropped

In the research, the best-selling console in markets other than the United Kingdom and Germany was by far PlayStation 5 happened. Sales of the console in October increased by 143% compared to the same period last year. Nintendo Switch compared to last year 20% lower Despite its sales, it maintains its second place. Xbox Series series compared to last year It decreased by 52%.

Total console sales in October 481 thousand happened. Console peripheral products and accessories 1.14 million units reached the sale. Accessory sales decreased by 3.6% compared to last year. Also in sales in the wallet/card area 4% decrease happened and 969,818 1 card sold.

On the other hand, there are different assumptions about the reasons for this decline in Xbox. of PlayStation 5 solving stock problemXbox exclusive games often come to the computer, and Xbox’s exclusive game Starfield is available for PS5. Spider-Man 2 from the game or on Switch From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Xbox sales may have declined due to factors such as being released earlier. Xbox has not had a special game that we can describe as very successful lately.

One of the things that affects the decline in console sales may be the release of games on both PC and Xbox. Xbox exclusive games are coming not only to console but also to PC, as is the case with PlayStation. This being the case, users do not need to buy new hardware. PlayStation, on the other hand, brings its special games to PC after years.