Assassin's Creed, Spider-Man, Mario and PS5 boost sales during October | European Monthly Charts

10.21 million PC and console games were sold across Europe according to GSD, a slight drop of 2.3% year-on-year. This data covers all games sold digitally by most major games publishers across the Eurozone (for UK market analysis, click here), and physical game sales in all major Eurozone markets.

[Nyxus]

"As for consoles, not every Eurozone country is tracked. But across those that are included, PS5 is up 143% year-on-year in October (11% up month-on-month), Switch is 20% down year-on-year (10% up month-on-month), while Xbox is down 52% year-on-year (down 20% month-on-month)"

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[Brazz]

Savage, Xbox is down 52%, a dire situation for Xbox 3 years in this gen.

[Eonjay]

Well damn.

[RpgSama]

That's one month after Starfield, did not make a difference in September and certainly did not make a difference for October, no legs for that.

[Calvaro]

Onto Spider-Man 2, and the PS5 game's launch was strong, with the first two weeks up nearly 30% compared with 2018's Spider-Man, and almost three times higher than 2020's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

[Nyxus]

Yeah, impressive results!

[crazyCoconuts]

Battlefield 2042 making #7? Am I dreaming?

[Calvaro]

Ya know, they gave that game out for PS+ and after that happened the game became popular again.

Report: Battlefield 2042 Sees Over 500% Player Increase After Coming to PlayStation Plus
https://mp1st.com/news/repo...

The game was dying, then this happened and ever since then it's been quite popular.

[crazyCoconuts]

I'm glad. I enjoy it a lot. That last mode they had over Halloween was pretty cool too.
If they brought in some more older maps into Portal I'd be ecstatic (like Metro?)

[Brazz]

Now, 3 years in the gen and Xbox is down 52% in a year with Starfield.

Keeping in mind that the current generation should go until 2028, I wonder how Xbox will continue? They sold less than half as many consoles as last year and none of their upcoming releases carry expectations remotely comparable to Starfield. I think a new Xbox in 2026 is a possibility if Series X/S sales continue to be so bad, but I have doubts about its effectiveness, I doubt that an x360 situation will repeat itself.

Microsoft's "almost infinite" money and recent monstrous acquisitions are a big advantage, but I don't think the impact will come soon, maybe next gen?

[Einhander1972]

Let them rush into the next gen, PS5 is getting a Pro console so it's not like they will be able to achieve a huge advantage and the One X was 40% more powerful and they couldn't even win it's launch month. I personally think rushing a console for them is more likely to have a negative effect as any real benefit, I mean SX is significantly underperforming the xbone...

We see how long the PS4 generation has gone, which is to say PS4 games are still getting made and probably will still be getting made in 27. Rushing to the next gen for anyone is completely unnecessary. In fact I have been thinking that financially it would be best to have a really long generation. There really isn't even a need to change generations until something really changes things up again like SSD.

[Chocoburger]

No chance of a new generation anytime soon, not counting the upcoming PS5 Pro. It'd be too expensive, and developers already have to make 2 versions of Xbox Series games, if MS released another console, they'd be stuck making 3 versions of each Xbox game! YIKES!

This is where Sony made the right choice, so far only 1 PS5 version needs to be made, but perhaps next year when the PS5 Pro comes out, 2 versions will be made.

[Einhander1972]

Late reply I know, but the PS5 Pro doesn't even need new versions, all it needs is for games to have an unlocked framerate and use dynamic resolution scaling just by the nature of it being more powerful it'll have higher resolutions and better framerates.

But like you implied, It's way easier to exploit more power, than to squeeze a game onto a weaker console.

[ThePacemaker]

52% down! .. MS should literally consider dropping the hardware business 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Hofstaderman]

They are.... circa 2027

[Aloymetal]

Lol;)

[Aloymetal]

Hey don't worry because soon we'll have a few articles saying....''How -52% down for Xbox is a great thing for MS gaming division and the industry, it'll also help to shape its dominant future''...

[Hofstaderman]

Imagine the mental gymnastics involved to spin this...

[shadowT]

wow, Xbox -52%!

[Nyxus]

It's especially bad when compared to PS5 being up 143% year-on-year.

[RpgSama]

And the fact that last year surely was not that hot neither for Xbox in Europe, getting that huge YoY drop on year 3 one month after their biggest game of the generation so far, Starfield, definitely does not bode well.

[badz149]

even worse, it happened right after Starfield...one of the most overhyped games of all time, as a console exclusive!

but seriously, where is Starfield in that chart? it was just released last month!

[Barlos]

Looking forward to seeing Obscure spin this 52% drop for Xbox 😏

[Hofstaderman]

He first has to snort his lines of copium.

[Aloymetal]

That hamster wheel is already broken, no more spins for a while lmao.

[badz149]

nah man...they way he has always been commenting here, I really think that he's already settled for life as a paid Xbox ambassador or something. that money must be good.

[Chevalier]

Think it's even worse when you include that the terrible game sales when this chart includes digital data so no one saying here with the garbage excuse that Xbox is more towards digital

[BehindTheRows]

+143% > -52%

Next time someone really wonders what a beatdown is, point them in this direction.

[badz149]

even worse...that +143% was from a larger market share to begin with. if they were hopeful for a miracle by buying ABK, they might want to wish for it to happen sooner rather than later. this doesn't look good for xbox and everybody involved!

[Plague-Doctor27]

Honestly surprised Xbox is doing that poorly in Europe. I wonder if subscription services and digital don't do well there comparatively? Is it a cultural thing or internet caps or something? I have heard the series S in particular is really unpopular there. Is Europe still mad that 90% of the Xbox One features were for USA only?

[sci4me]

Not so many cared for the "tv-tv-tv" and other features it had.. Many of us was just dissapointed how the xbox 360 era ended. And still got burned bying Xbox one.

I cant speak for anyone but for myself and people around me Playstation rings more a gaming oriented platform and not focused on services and subscriptions.. Many are fed up with so many subscriptions and just want to buy and own..
And why its more popular in usa i would say its because ppl there tend to favor and like a business they are familiar with and Xbox is an american brand after all.

[Nyxus]

There's just not really a reason to own an Xbox anymore. No compelling exclusives (or very few at least) and an excessive focus on services, mainly Gamepass. I owned all Xbox systems up to the Series, but now I don't see a reason to buy one.

[Plague-Doctor27]

But its still doing somewhat respectably in the US and UK. I know these have always been where Xbox does best, but what is it about EU where it can't even make a dent?

[sci4me]

@Plague... I dont know.. Mentality and mindset perhaps?. We see things differentaly?. Myself i dont see Xbox way of doing business as a way to grow and cultivate my hoby.. i see them buy and gobble up the market as a way to compete and force ppl on to there platform instead of making me wanting to buy there console with good games they produced.. Perhaps im not alone here seing there way as a disruptive and damaging way to go?.

[Nyxus]

@ Plague-Doctor: it's not doing that well in the UK either: https://www.gamesindustry.b...

[MrNinosan]

Nah.
Europeans ain't as easily brainwashed and can see through the endless bullshit MS is doing, and therefore chose the platform they know will deliver year after year.

[Soulsborne]

With 2024 lookin even better for PS.