The European annual online game gross sales report 2023

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

Total 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 sport in Europe. Regardless of promoting round 10% fewer video games than final yr – more than likely due to the sudden rebrand and the very fact there was a World Cup in 2022 – the favored soccer sport, formally generally known as FIFA, nonetheless managed to assert the highest spot this yr, forward of its opponents.

Hogwarts Legacy, the Harry Potter motion role-playing sport got here closest, taking the No.2 and turning into a smash hit all through most of Europe. Because the GSD charts began in 2017, apart from FIFA, no different title has bought 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 of a disappointing yr for Activision Blizzard if not for Diablo 4, which made it to the No.6 place within the chart.

On the earth of Nintendo, the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (No.7) and Tremendous Mario Bros Surprise (No.9) every bought properly and, even in spite of everything these years, each franchises proceed to epitomize the high-quality video games that Nintendo are recognized for.

Actually, if you happen to 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 need to accept the decrease positions on the chart. With that mentioned, each ended the yr within the prime 10 and marked one other good yr for the platform total.

Rockstar’s GTA V and Purple 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 virtually 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 High 20 had been; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (No.11), Murderer’s Creed Mirage (No.12), and the Resident Evil 4 Remake (No.17).

Concerning which platform bought essentially the most sport items, although Sony had one among its best years ever when it comes to console gross sales with the PS5, it in the end needed to accept the No.2 place, behind PC. Following subsequent was the Nintendo Swap at No.3, the PlayStation 4 at No.4, and Xbox Collection X/S at No.5.

Relating to the largest markets in Europe for video video games, the UK stays No.1 for an additional yr, with Germany not far behind at No.2, and France, Spain, and Italy within the third, fourth, and fifth locations respectively.

Virtually 7.5 million sport consoles had been bought all through the tracked European markets in 2023. Total, it is a substantial enhance of a little bit 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 in a position to overcome the semi-conductor part disaster within the earlier years and begin manufacturing correct portions of {hardware} demanded by clients.

This staggering enhance in gross sales simply made the PS5 the best-selling console of the yr. The Nintendo Swap 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 stunning flip of occasions, it was the PlayStation 4, not the PlayStation 5, that really loved the largest 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% enhance in gross sales for the yr.

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