As reported by GI.biz, Xbox Series X|S gross sales in Europe have dropped by 52% over October final 12 months. Nintendo sits simply above Microsoft in second place, although Switch gross sales have seen a 20% drop year-on-year. Leading the cost is Sony, which has seen its PlayStation 5 gross sales improve by an unimaginable 143% over the past 12 months.
According to the information, Microsoft is falling behind on console gross sales in month-on-month comparisons as properly. GI.biz mentions that PlayStation’s Marvel Spider-Man 2 and Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder each broke gross sales data once they launched in October 2023, whereas Microsoft’s Starfield, which launched in September, did not break any — Starfield launched into Xbox Game Pass on Xbox Series X|S and PC. With that in thoughts, PlayStation 5 gross sales had been up 11% final month in comparison with September, Switch gross sales had been up 10%, and Xbox Series X|S gross sales sadly dropped by 20%.
Microsoft’s drop in console gross sales might be for a large number of causes, particularly with its gradual rollout of unique video games. The firm has mentioned that it expects to launch new unique titles extra typically from 2024, so that might assistance on that entrance. Xbox Game Pass may be taking part in a job within the firm’s drop in gross sales, as all of its unique video games drop into its Xbox Game Pass service on the day of launch, with nearly all of them hitting PC on the identical time — to not point out cell through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Many of Samsung’s QLED TVs now include Xbox Cloud Game built-in, once more eradicating the necessity for gamers to have a bodily console to entry the video games.
It’s additionally value noting that leaked courtroom paperwork proven throughout Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, revealed that the corporate is probably planning to drop a mid-gen Xbox Series X|S refresh subsequent 12 months.
