The European annual video game sales report 2023

Based mostly on the info put out by the GSD (Recreation gross sales information) – an establishment that collects and stories online game gross sales throughout most of Europe’s main markets – over 182 million video video games have been bought in Europe in 2023, throughout PC and console platforms mixed. This is a rise of roughly 1.7% when put next year-to-year with the figures from 2022.

General it was one other yr that noticed the EA Sports activities’ soccer title, this yr it’s EA Sports activities FC 24, comfortably declare the No.1 place because the best-selling recreation in Europe. Regardless of promoting round 10% fewer video games than final yr – probably due to the sudden rebrand and the actual fact there was a World Cup in 2022 – the favored soccer recreation, formally often called FIFA, nonetheless managed to say the highest spot this yr, forward of its opponents.

Hogwarts Legacy, the Harry Potter motion role-playing recreation got here closest, taking the No.2 and changing into a smash hit all through most of Europe. Because the GSD charts began in 2017, apart from FIFA, no different title has offered extra video games in a single yr than that of Hogwarts Legacy.

Name of Responsibility needs it may say the identical, however sadly, after a lackluster launch, Trendy Warfare 3 needed to accept a spot exterior of the highest 3 within the charts this yr. In comparison with MW2, gross sales on this yr’s version of the world-renowned shooter have dropped by greater than 30%, and 2023 may need been thought-about a disappointing yr for Activision Blizzard if not for Diablo 4, which made it to the No.6 place within the chart.

On this planet of Nintendo, the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (No.7) and Tremendous Mario Bros Marvel (No.9) every offered effectively and, even in spite of everything these years, each franchises proceed to epitomize the high-quality video games that Nintendo are identified for.

In truth, should you simply accounted for bodily gross sales alone, the 2 titles would have made it to the No.3 and No.4 positions, however as Nintendo doesn’t publicly disclose its digital gross sales information, they must accept the decrease positions on the chart. With that stated, each ended the yr within the high 10 and marked one other good yr for the platform total.

Rockstar’s GTA V and Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 each made it into the highest 10 once more this yr, with total gross sales on RDR 2 surprisingly being up by nearly 20% in comparison with figures from 2022.

The one different new launch to make it into the highest 10 was the PS5 unique, Spider-Man 2, coming in at No.10. Another notable new releases to make it into the Prime 20 have been; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (No.11), Murderer’s Creed Mirage (No.12), and the Resident Evil 4 Remake (No.17).

Concerning which platform offered essentially the most recreation models, though Sony had considered one of its biggest years ever by way of console gross sales with the PS5, it finally needed to accept the No.2 place, behind PC. Following subsequent was the Nintendo Change at No.3, the PlayStation 4 at No.4, and Xbox Collection X/S at No.5.

In relation to the most important markets in Europe for video video games, the UK stays No.1 for one more yr, with Germany not far behind at No.2, and France, Spain, and Italy within the third, fourth, and fifth locations respectively.

Nearly 7.5 million recreation consoles have been offered all through the tracked European markets in 2023. General, it is a substantial improve of just a little over 40% from the 2022 figures. Most of this may be attributed to the PlayStation 5, because the console noticed a 177% development in gross sales for 2023. And this may be attributed to the truth that Sony was lastly capable of overcome the semi-conductor element disaster within the earlier years and begin manufacturing correct portions of {hardware} demanded by clients.

This staggering improve in gross sales simply made the PS5 the best-selling console of the yr. The Nintendo Change remained sturdy in second place, regardless of gross sales dropping by roughly 10% from final yr. The Xbox Collection X/S needed to accept third place, as gross sales on the console(s) decreased by round 18% or so, from the earlier yr.

In a considerably shocking flip of occasions, it was the PlayStation 4, not the PlayStation 5, that really loved the most important share development in gross sales. Because the console was in brief provide for a lot of 2022, renewed inventory in 2023 resulted in a whopping 671% improve in gross sales for the yr.

Equipment and add-ons additionally loved a fruitful yr, with simply over 20.5 million extra objects being offered all through Europe in 2023. Evaluating this with 2022, it is a rise of almost 10%. So far as the No.1 accent in Europe, the distinction goes to the DualSense PS5 controller, with the Xbox Collection X/S Wi-fi controller coming in at No.2.