Mat Piscatella, Executive Director at Circana, takes stock of the U.S. video game market in 2024
, by Quentin
Mat Piscatella has shared plenty of figures regarding to the U.S. video game market in 2024 via his social networks.
Here are the three points he makis, along with the figures:
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Content spending: Spending on video game content increased by 10% year-on-year. Console spending was up 29%, while mobile up 8%. However, spending on PC, cloud and non-console VR fell by 6%.
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Top-selling games: The top 10 best-selling games in July were EA Sports College Football 25, Elden Ring, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Minecraft, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Hogwarts Legacy, MLB: The Show 24, EA Sports FC 24 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
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Hardware spending: The money spent on video game hardware increased by 12% compared to 2023, reaching $326 millon. The PlayStation 5 remains king in terms of unit sales and revenue, followed by the Xbox Series.