Circana has launched an end-of-year report for video video games. Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 was the 12 months’s best-selling sport, however total gross sales declined in comparison with final 12 months.
The worldwide firm that gives information and analytics relating to client habits reviews that client spending on {hardware}, content material, and equipment declined. It additionally reported a rise in online game content material spending and the top-selling titles of the 12 months.
Shoppers spent a complete of $58.7 billion on video video games in 2024. Spending on online game {hardware}, content material, and equipment declined 8.9% in comparison with 2023 and fell 1.1% in the course of the 12 months. The largest drop in spending was on {hardware}, which fell 29%. Gross sales of PlayStation 5 this 12 months rocketed the console to No. 3 in lifetime {hardware} gross sales, behind Nintendo’s Switch and Xbox 360.
Online game content material spending elevated by 2% to $50.6 billion. Spending on online game content material in 2024 was second solely to 2021, which noticed $52 billion in purchases. The trade additionally noticed progress in cell and non-mobile subscriptions and PC, cloud, and non-console segments.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 took the highest title for the 12 months and the month of December, having held second place for the month of November. Different Name of Obligation video games dominated the year-end charts throughout platforms; it’s the best-selling online game franchise within the nation for the sixteenth consecutive 12 months. Sports activities Faculty Soccer 25 from Digital Arts (EA) and Sony’s Hell Divers II took second and third place; Sports activities Faculty Soccer 25 is the greatest-selling sports activities online game in U.S. historical past.
Basic and restored titles dominated throughout platforms, together with the restored Grand Theft Auto V, Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite. Players had been drawn to Mario Get together Jamboree, Marvel Rivals, and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, the one December launch to rank for the month’s prime 20.
For extra perception on Circana’s report, go to circana.com.
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