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European Monthly Charts - October 2024: #1 PS5 (-29%), #2 NSW (-10%), #3 XBS (-49%); #1 COD BO6, #2 EA FC 24, #3 Sparking! Zero

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European video game sales jumped 12% in October on the back of blockbuster launches | European Monthly Charts

18.5 million video games were sold across Europe during October, which is a rise of 12.4% compared with the same five w…
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18.5 million video games were sold across Europe during October, which is a rise of 12.4% compared with the same five week period last year.

This is primarily due to the fact that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launched in October this year, whereas last year's comparative title -- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 -- was a November release.

Black Ops 6's opening two weeks are up 5% in unit sales compared with last year's Modern Warfare 3. Modern Warfare 3 was a comparatively soft launch for Call of Duty, if we compare Black Ops 6 with 2022's Modern Warfare 2, launch sales are down 28%.
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But of course, the big difference with Call of Duty this year is its availability in Game Pass. That means people will have been able to access the game via subscription on PC and Xbox, and that data is not tracked here. Indeed, there has been a sharp drop in Call of Duty sales (premium sales) on Xbox platforms as a result of the Game Pass inclusion.

If we purely look at the PlayStation versions (where Game Pass isn't available), Black Ops 6's sales are up 26% over Modern Warfare 3 and up 2% over Modern Warfare 2. So although we are missing subscription data, it suggests that there's been a sharp increase in Call of Duty players this year overall.

Coming in second place is EA Sports FC 25. The football game sold very slightly less (down 2%) compared with last year's game over the same five-week period.
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We have another new game at No.3 in the form of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero by Bandai Namco. It's a huge launch for the new Dragon Ball title, with sales (for the first four weeks) more than double the previous fastest-selling Dragon Ball game (2020's Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot).

At No.5 is another new release in the form of Super Mario Party Jamboree for Nintendo Switch. It's a solid launch for the game, although sales for the first three weeks are 6% below that of 2021's Mario Party Superstars. Note: Sales of Mario Party are purely physical, as Nintendo doesn't share digital data with the charts.

Next on the list of new games is Silent Hill 2 by Konami. The remake has charted well, although it hasn't quite managed what last year's horror remakes achieved. Sales of Silent Hill 2 for the first four weeks are 57% lower than the Resident Evil 4 remake and 31% below that of the Dead Space remake.
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Making the Top Ten after one week on sale is Dragon Age: The Veilguard at No.7. EA's game did some solid numbers in the UK, but things are a little softer across the rest of Europe. Compared with other recent big RPGs, Dragon Age's first week sales were over 18% lower than Dragon's Dogma 2 (released in March) and nearly 21% below that of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (released in February).

Finally, rounding off the new releases in the Top Ten is the boxing game Undisputed. As we reported in the UK, the game by indie developer Steel City Interactive has done incredibly well, and shows there was some real pent up demand for a boxing title featuring official licences and boxers.
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Just outside of the Top Ten is Metaphor: Refantazio. The Atlus game is by some of the brains behind the cult favourite Persona series, and compared with 2019's Persona 5 Royal, launch sales are just over 32% lower (first four weeks on sale). Yet it's clearly a great result for a new IP, with opening sales ahead of all other Persona titles tracked by GSD.

Finally, Sonic X Shadow Generations comes in at No.16. The Sega game's sales are double that of last year's 2D Sonic game (Sonic Superstars), but is down 42% over 2022's open world Sonic game Sonic Frontiers. The game is designed to partially tie-in with the upcoming third Sonic movie, so expect it to feature heavily over the coming weeks.
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Over in hardware, 422,000 games consoles were sold across tracked markets, which is down 26% compared with the same five week period in 2023.

PS5 sales were down nearly 29% over last year, Nintendo Switch sales dropped 10% and Xbox sales were down more than 49%.
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So far this year, sales of games consoles have dropped 28% over the year before.

Elsewhere, 1.4 million accessories were sold across tracked markets, which is a drop of nearly 13% over the same period in 2023.
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European GSD October 2024 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)​

PositionTitle
1Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Activision Blizzard)
2EA Sports FC 25 (EA)
3Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero (Bandai Namco)
4Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
5Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo)*
6Silent Hill 2 (Konami)
7Dragon Age: The Veilguard (EA)
8Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
9The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo)*
10Undisputed (Plaion)

Estimated HW numbers via install base
  • PS5 - 272K
  • XB - 31K
  • NSW - 119K
HW sales October 2023: #1 PS5 (+143%), #2 NSW (-20%), #3 XBS (-52%) - GAF Link
 
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4Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
7Dragon Age: The Veilguard (EA)

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Tiago Rodrigues

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jm89 said:
For comparison to last year.

October 2023: PS5 (+143%) NSW (-20%) XBS(-52%)
October 2024: PS5 (-29%) NSW (-10%) XBS(-49%)
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This just shows that PS5's decrease is honestly not too bad. Last year was the first year it was fully available tbh.

  • PS5 - 272K
  • XB - 31K
  • NSW - 119K
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How can you sell 31k units of 2 console models in an entire continent (outside of the UK and Germany) when your publisher just released the biggest game of the year is honestly mindblowing to me. Getting a 50% decrease after last year's 50% decrease is...something.

This console's sales in europe are borderline "market rejection" at this point.
 
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Tiago Rodrigues said:
This just shows that PS5's decrease is honestly not too bad. Last year was the first year it was fully available tbh.


How can you sell 31k units of 2 console models in an entire continent (outside of the UK and Germany) when your publisher just released the biggest game of the year is honestly mindblowing to me. Getting a 50% decrease after last year's 50% decrease is...something.

This console's sales in europe are borderline "market rejection" at this point.
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And Microsoft is thinking of releasing there next gen next year 2025 I said it in another thread the Xbox has sold less systems each gen and I dont see that thread stoping.

XB360 86M

XB1 58M

XBX- 29-30M - No way it sells more then xb1

Xbox - Next Gen - ?
 
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Klosshufvud said:
I don't recall that it was. I remember I got my first PS5 with relative ease by late 2021.
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I bought at least 8 PS5s during the shortages. It wasn't that difficult for me, but ignoring that supply issues were prevalent into 2023 is revisionist history.



SweetTooth said:
If PS5 was readily available since launch, it would have crossed the 85m units easily by now.
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Eh, not so sure about that. All things being equal, I think the PS5 is just slightly behind where it would be. You have to assume that everyone who couldn't find a PS5 who wanted one but haven't gotten it yet, bought an Xbox.
 
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Synastry said:
And Microsoft is thinking of releasing there next gen next year 2025 I said it in another thread the Xbox has sold less systems each gen and I dont see that thread stoping.

XB360 86M

XB1 58M

XBX- 29-30M - No way it sells more then xb1

Xbox - Next Gen - ?
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Xbox releasing a new console in 2025 will do nothing for them or the market:

- At that point GTAVI will be the big game (probably the game for this gen) people will be playing. Sony has marketing deals with them and has been the biggest platform for the game.
- PS5 will be cheaper no matter what they release
- Sony will be releasing their big AAA titles since most studios are making them as we speak.
- Nintendo will be breaking records with Switch 2.

I really don't see a place for Xbox on the hardware market anymore. Why would anyone get that console right now when you can get those games...anywhere?
I'm sure Sony will not do anything about this and they won't need to.
 
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2024 GSD European Hardware compared to 2023, they have been stingy with the platform percentages in the first half of this year so i have used their vague information in place of the missing data.

MonthPlaystation 5Xbox SeriesSwitchOverallOverall Units Sold
Januarymoderate increaseminor declinebig decline-1%475,000
February-2%-47%-7%-14%474,000
March-31%less than -31%less than -31%-27%317,000
Aprilbig declinebig declinebig decline-47%242,000
Maybig declinebig declinebiggest decline-40%311,000
June-10%more than -10%more than -10%-24%300,000
First Half-16%-37%-32%-24%2,230,000
July-56%-42%-29%-46%263,000
August-50%-29%-25%-42%301,000
September-17%-58%+1.5%-18%335,000
October-29%-49%-10%-26%422,000

2023 compared to 2022

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Polygonal_Sprite

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onQ123 said:
Strange comment when the last thing you read is :
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It’s still down 29% year over year in its fourth year. If it wants to beat PS4 lifetime sales it needs GTA VI to give it a new boost much like how Fortnite carried PS4 past PS3 sales.

And it will 100% imo especially considering Sony more than likely will have a branded bundle and exclusive advertising for GTA VI.
 
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Polygonal_Sprite said:
It’s still down 29% year over year in its fourth year. If it wants to beat PS4 lifetime sales it needs GTA VI to give it a new boost much like how Fortnite carried PS4 past PS3 sales.

And it will 100% imo especially considering Sony more than likely will have a branded bundle and exclusive advertising for GTA VI.
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Last year it was up 143% thanks to Spider-Man 2 so being down 29% this year without a big game like Spider-Man 2 is a decent hold .

You ignored that Xbox dropped by 49% this year after dropping 52% last year to point at the console that's selling 9X better ?
 
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onQ123 said:
Last year it was up 143% thanks to Spider-Man 2 so being down 29% this year without a big game like Spider-Man 2 is a decent hold .

You ignored that Xbox dropped by 49% this year after dropping 52% last year to point at the console that's selling 9X better ?
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Last year was also the first time since launch that they had zero stock issues and made sure they had plenty for the holidays.
 
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Xbox is buried. MS isn't speaking about its Series hardware sales, and isn't even being marketed. Rather, it wants you to believe every electronic device with a screen is potentially an Xbox.

With how things are right now Xbox simply is dead weight. PS5 offers the console gaming experience, and Nintendo offers handheld. Xbox can try again with a new system, but why? With the rising costs of software, publishers are keen to scale to Switch 2 and PS5 anyway. Even MS itself would benefit from a succesful Sony with its third party output.
 
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