The October 2023 trade report is in from Circana (previously NPD), and it finds PS5 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 topping the {hardware} and software program charts, respectively.
For October, {hardware} spending fell 23% year-over-year (yoy) to $327 million, with all current-gen consoles experiencing double-digit proportion declines in greenback gross sales yoy. However, year-to-date {hardware} spending was up 6% yoy to $4 billion.
PlayStation 5 was as soon as once more the best-selling console in each unit and greenback gross sales, adopted by Xbox Series X/S in greenback gross sales. Nintendo Switch was second in unit gross sales.
In software program, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was the best-selling sport of October and is at present the fourth best-selling sport of 2023. The sport additionally led all titles in bodily software program greenback gross sales for the month, with launch month greenback gross sales exceeding these of Marvel’s Spider-Man (September 2018) by a double-digit proportion.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder debuted because the second best-selling sport, adopted by Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Madden NFL 24, and EA Sports FC 24, respectively. September’s best-selling title, Starfield, fell to 14th place on the top-20 chart.
The full top-20 checklist of best-selling video games of October 2023 within the US may be discovered beneath.
Alan Wake 2 is noticably abscent from the charts. This is as a result of its writer, Epic Games, is “not a part of the DLP,” so digital gross sales usually are not included, in response to Cirana’s Mat Piscatella. Alan Wake 2 additionally didn’t rank among the many “prime 150 titles on both PS5 or Xbox Series X/S in October month-to-month energetic customers,” in response to Circana’s Player Engagement Tracker (PET).
Roblox was launched on PlayStation platforms throughout October and ranked fourth throughout all titles on PS5 in US month-to-month energetic customers, in response to Circana’s PET, trailing solely Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Fortnite and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
The Finals, from Embark Studios, ranked fourth total in energetic customers on Steam with its open beta. Only Counter-Strike 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Cyberpunk 2077 have been greater.
The prime 20 video games performed for every platform, based mostly on month energetic customers, is posted beneath.
Accessories fell 2% yoy to $147 million in October. The best-selling accent was the PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller Midnight Black.
