Circana/NPD software & Hardware info included. PS5 remained the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during September 2023.
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Software
Starfield was the best-selling game of September, instantly becoming the 7th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date. Starfield ranked as the best-selling title of the month across both Xbox and PC, with PC being its lead sales platform.
Mortal Kombat 1 debuted as the 2nd best-selling game of September and the #8 best-selling game of 2023 YTD. Mortal Kombat 1 was the best-selling game of the month on PlayStation platforms, placed 2nd on both Xbox and PC, and ranked 3rd on Nintendo Switch.
EA Sports FC 24 was the 3rd best-selling game of September. Double-digit percentage growth was seen across both units and dollars when compared to FIFA 23’s September 2022 launch month. EA Sports FC 24 launched as the 14th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date ending September.
Hardware
Video game hardware spending fell 8% when compared to a year ago, to $451 million. Single-digit percentage growth in consumer spending on Xbox Series hardware was offset by declines across both PlayStation 5 and Switch.
PlayStation 5 remained the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during September 2023, with Xbox Series again ranking 2nd across both measures.
PlayStation 5 continued to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars. Year-to-date hardware spending was 10% higher when compared to the same period in 2022, at $3.7 billion.
Nintendo / PlayStation / Xbox charts are no longer being reported.
Rankings
Units: PS5 > XBS > NSW
Revenue: PS5 > XBS > NSW
YTD Units: PS5 > NSW > XBS
YTD Revenue: PS5 > NSW > XBS
Mobile
In Mobile content, Sensor Tower reports the top 10 games by U.S. consumer spending in September as: MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, Roblox, Candy Crush Saga, Pokémon GO, Coin Master, Gardenscapes, Jackpot Party – Casino Slots, Evony and Homescapes.
“US mobile gaming spend in September 2023 showed a modest increase (+4.3%) compared to September 2022,” said Samuel Aune of Sensor Tower. “Interestingly, the list of top ten mobile games by revenue in the US did not change at all compared to last month!"
"MONOPOLY GO! remains firmly on top, with the #2 to #4 games Royal Match, Roblox, and Candy Crush clustered together, but trailing Scopely's hit by a wide margin. Spend in Pokémon GO came down from the high of August, Pokémon GO’s World Championships month," said Aune.
Accessories
Accessories spending during September increased 11% when compared to a year ago, to $197 million. Gamepad spending increased by 15% in the month compared to a year ago, while Racing Controller spending grew by 18%.
The PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition was the best-selling accessory of the month in consumer spending.
State of the market
September 2023 US Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories grew 10% compared to a year ago, totaling $4.5B. Growth in spending on video game content and accessories offset an 8% decline in hardware.
Spending on video game content in September increased 13% vs YA, reaching $3.8B. Growth in digital premium download spending across console & PC drove most of the gains. Non-mobile subscription spending fell 2%, while Sensor Tower reported mobile spending growth of 4%.
Starfield was the best-selling game of September, instantly becoming the 7th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date. Starfield ranked as the best-selling title of the month across both Xbox and PC, with PC being its lead sales platform.
Mortal Kombat 1 debuted as the 2nd best-selling game of September and the #8 best-selling game of 2023 YTD. Mortal Kombat 1 was the best-selling game of the month on PlayStation platforms, placed 2nd on both Xbox and PC, and ranked 3rd on Nintendo Switch.
EA Sports FC 24 was the 3rd best-selling game of September. Double-digit percentage growth was seen across both units and dollars when compared to FIFA 23’s September 2022 launch month. EA Sports FC 24 launched as the 14th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date ending September.
Hardware
Video game hardware spending fell 8% when compared to a year ago, to $451 million. Single-digit percentage growth in consumer spending on Xbox Series hardware was offset by declines across both PlayStation 5 and Switch.
PlayStation 5 remained the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during September 2023, with Xbox Series again ranking 2nd across both measures.
PlayStation 5 continued to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars. Year-to-date hardware spending was 10% higher when compared to the same period in 2022, at $3.7 billion.
Nintendo / PlayStation / Xbox charts are no longer being reported.
Rankings
Units: PS5 > XBS > NSW
Revenue: PS5 > XBS > NSW
YTD Units: PS5 > NSW > XBS
YTD Revenue: PS5 > NSW > XBS
Mobile
In Mobile content, Sensor Tower reports the top 10 games by U.S. consumer spending in September as: MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, Roblox, Candy Crush Saga, Pokémon GO, Coin Master, Gardenscapes, Jackpot Party – Casino Slots, Evony and Homescapes.
“US mobile gaming spend in September 2023 showed a modest increase (+4.3%) compared to September 2022,” said Samuel Aune of Sensor Tower. “Interestingly, the list of top ten mobile games by revenue in the US did not change at all compared to last month!"
"MONOPOLY GO! remains firmly on top, with the #2 to #4 games Royal Match, Roblox, and Candy Crush clustered together, but trailing Scopely's hit by a wide margin. Spend in Pokémon GO came down from the high of August, Pokémon GO’s World Championships month," said Aune.
Accessories
Accessories spending during September increased 11% when compared to a year ago, to $197 million. Gamepad spending increased by 15% in the month compared to a year ago, while Racing Controller spending grew by 18%.
The PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition was the best-selling accessory of the month in consumer spending.
State of the market
September 2023 US Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories grew 10% compared to a year ago, totaling $4.5B. Growth in spending on video game content and accessories offset an 8% decline in hardware.
Spending on video game content in September increased 13% vs YA, reaching $3.8B. Growth in digital premium download spending across console & PC drove most of the gains. Non-mobile subscription spending fell 2%, while Sensor Tower reported mobile spending growth of 4%.
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Larian dont report to Ciricana so thats why BG3 is not on the list.
Also PC carried Starfield this past month
Also PC carried Starfield this past month
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Thought yours was solely based on hardware. I shall merge. Thanks.Feel free to merge my thread with yours. We must have posted at the same time..
So funny seeing xbots trying to take ownership of starfield initial sales. Bethesda could sell millions of any game on PC alone.
The reality is that Sony has built up such good faith and mind share due to quality and great ips that Microsoft could buy more big names and ppl will still stick with them. They obviously can't fall back on their laurels but ppl thinking a shift would happen because of Microsoft acquisitions will be wrong. Too early to tell the direct effect bcus COD will be multi consol for several years and the other acquisitions have done shit but it won't change much.Sony
This would have been a pretty terrible month for Xbox if Starfield didn't at least sell well. These results also indicate that Xbox outselling PlayStation in consoles is not happening this generation at least.
It's not looking good for FFXVI to retain its place in the top 20 ytd chart. EA FC 24 and SF6 are going to overtake it and then Mario Wonder, Spiderman 2, AC Mirage, and COD will do the same without any problems.
Sad because the gameplay is fine but the setting and characters are all boring af. The demo was easily the best part of the story for me. It's crazy baldur's gate came out right afterwards and showed Square Enix how to do a proper fantasy RPG.
Not even Starfield could dethrone PS5. I never expected to.
Green rats believing it would was living in fantasy land.
Green rats believing it would was living in fantasy land.
That SM2 PS5 helped. Sony was really smart to release that in September.
Idiots on trashera says MS has 3 games in the top 20 for the year.
They sure are desperate to attribute anything to MS.
They sure are desperate to attribute anything to MS.
The bots on reeeee are doing alot of damage control for xbox 
If those idiots want to give MS credit for multiplats they had nothing to do with, let them. It's baffling that anyone still takes that place seriously. They're a far cry from the "SonyGaf" days and their shift towards Xbox started towards the end of last generation iirc.Idiots on trashera says MS has 3 games in the top 20 for the year.
They sure are desperate to attribute anything to MS.
Oh they remembered how that console called, in previous reports it was just "other".
