European video game sales in June jump 20% thanks to Diablo 4, PS5 continues to dominate, sales up 116%

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European video game sales in June jump 20% thanks to Diablo 4 | European Monthly Charts

15.5 million games were sold across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD data. This data covers digital games…

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15.5 million games were sold across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD data.

This data covers digital games from most major AAA games publishers, and physical retail games from the big European countries. Full list below.

Five million games were sold via physical retail, with the remaining 10.5 million via digital download stores.

Diablo 4 was comfortably the best-selling game of the month and it's the second fastest-selling game of the year behind Hogwarts Legacy. Zelda is the third fastest-selling game, but that game is missing its digital download data (Nintendo doesn't share this information), so it's possible Diablo 4 is really No.3 in terms of the list of fastest selling games of the year.

Diablo 4 is the biggest video game launch in June since the GSD charts began in 2017.

Over 66% of Diablo 4 sales were on PC, with over 21% on PS5 and just under 9% on Xbox Series S and X. The remaining 4% was on PS4.

In second place is Square Enix's Final Fantasy 16. The game's launch is 24% down compared with the last major Final Fantasy game: 2020's Final Fantasy 7: Remake. Final Fantasy 16 is a slightly different take on the series, and the 2020 game was released near the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns (and when the console install base was higher), which may explain the drop.

The next biggest new release is F1 23 from EA. It's a disappointing launch for the official racing game, with sales down almost 47% compared with what F1 22 managed over the same period.

Just under 65% of F1 23's sales were on PS5, with just over 22.5% on Xbox Series S and X and 12.5% on PS5. PC accounted for just 0.3% of sales.

Over in hardware, just 500,700 games consoles were sold across tracked European markets last month, which is up 33% over last June.

This is due to a spike in sales of PlayStation 5 (up 116%), while Switch sales are down slightly (-2.3%) and Xbox Series S and X sales are basically flat (sales down 0.8%).

PS5 reclaims its spot as Europe's No.1 console, having had to settle for second place last month due to the success of Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Over in accessories, Sony's DualSense controller is No.1, with sales up 6.6% over last year. Then it's the Xbox Wireless controller, which saw a huge jump in sales thanks to the launch of a special edition Starfield version.

Overall, 1.46 million accessories and toys-to-life products were sold, a rise of 5.4% over June 2022.

In terms of points cards, 1.3 million of these were sold last month (up 3.4% year-on-year), and it's still the PlayStation Store Top-Up cards at No.1.

European GSD June 2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)​

Position	Title
1	Diablo 4 (Activision Blizzard)
2	Final Fantasy 16 (Square Enix)
3	FIFA 23 (EA)
4	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)*
5	Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
6	F1 23 (EA)
7	Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
8	Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
9	Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
10	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)

 

[Luffy123]

lol those diablo 4 xbox sales are vile

 

[On Demand]

PS5 domination continues.

 

[FatKaz]

The next notable new game in the June charts is Street Fighter 6 at No.9. Over 51% of sales for Capcom's fighting game was on PS5, with 28% on PC, 12% on Xbox Series S and X and almost 9% on PS4.

Capcom must be jumping up and down for finally releasing on xbox.....

 

[daniel5043]

When pc players get that one game they overhype to hell they really do buy it

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

I guess they did not get the memo about the amazing Xbox conference.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Who would've guessed Xbox would have a worse split in Diablo (9%) than it had in Street Fighter 6 (122%)? A truly pathetic platform where nothing sells.

With that said the PC 0.3% for the F1 game takes the cake as the most embarrassing showing.

When pc players get that one game they overhype to hell they really do buy it

When a game require online/always on and PC players know they'll not be able to pirate it they go and buy it.

 

[Bryank75]

People have been shouting 'Xbox wins' at me across the internet.

I don't see it TBH.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

PS5 up 116% and Xbox still down after the supposedly life-changing showcase and shortages end. The Diablo 4 bundle barely helped.

FF16 is doing well compared to FF7. I think the second month will be strong because it was number 1 on PSN pretty much worldwide since release.

 

[Nhomnhom]

PS5 up 116% and Xbox still down after the supposedly life-changing showcase and shortages end. The Diablo 4 bundle barely helped.

FF16 is doing well compared to FF7. I think the second month will be strong because it was number 1 on PSN pretty much worldwide since release.

It's all the Xbox shortages holding it back, not to mention that the Series S at $299 needs a big price drop to be competitive.

 

[flaccidsnake]

xbox is value-destroying

 

[Remember_Spinal]

It's all the Xbox shortages holding it back, not to mention that the Series S at $299 needs a big price drop to be competitive.

Didn’t Phillip get on stage in early June and say they are flooding the market with consoles including the Diablo Bundle?

 

[Nhomnhom]

Didn’t Phillip get on stage in early June and say they are flooding the market with consoles including the Diablo Bundle?

That is not what Welfare is concluding going by his gut feeling.

We are at year 3 of Xbox being held back by supply while PS5 had far more consoles being made all along. Very unfair.

 

[Gamernyc78]

The crazy shit is that even with the acquisitions from Microsoft Sony will continue to dominate. Many ppl think these acquisitions will change the tide but it won't. Watch and see.

 

[Dabaus]

Xbox sales being flat is probably because it got a boost from more stock and D4 bundles, otherwise we wouldve seen another 20 percent drop yoy. With that said, its still bad that with more stock and a bundle there is virtually 0 growth. July should be worse because isnt that when the price hike for the X go into effect? I really dont think starfield is going to move the needle like some xbox guys are hoping it will, espcially with the series S and X getting price hikes.

Edit: Also these platform sales splits are atrocious and its only going to get worse. PS5 sales are going to continue to outpace xbox hardware. There is also the gamepass effect now compounded with ABK games added to the mix so there is even less incentive to go off of the gamepass reservation. That might be good for MS in the short term but i have to wonder at what point third parties decide xbox isnt worth it anymore?

 

[Nhomnhom]

The crazy shit is that even with the acquisitions from Microsoft Sony will continue to dominate. Many ppl think these acquisitions will change the ride but it won't. Watch and see.

It sure won't anytime soon. CoD will still by multiplataform 10 years from now, Blizzard has no big game releasing anytime soon, Bethesda will take years to release something else big after Starfield and Xbox studios that were already very unproductive are now their last priority.

Xbox has absolute no momentum.

 

[daniel5043]

The next notable new game in the June charts is Street Fighter 6 at No.9. Over 51% of sales for Capcom's fighting game was on PS5, with 28% on PC, 12% on Xbox Series S and X and almost 9% on PS4.

Capcom must be jumping up and down for finally releasing on xbox.....

And that includes digital data

 

[Gediminas]

The crazy shit is that even with the acquisitions from Microsoft Sony will continue to dominate. Many ppl think these acquisitions will change the tide but it won't. Watch and see.

It won't change anything because they are getting the same games with or without these acquisitions. Xbots just idiots, toxic idiotic cult

 

[anonpuffs]

Who would've guessed Xbox would have a worse split in Diablo (9%) than it had in Street Fighter 6 (122%)? A truly pathetic platform where nothing sells.

With that said the PC 0.3% for the F1 game takes the cake as the most embarrassing showing.


When a game require online/always on and PC players know they'll not be able to pirate it they go and buy it.

PC racing games don't do well.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Which is why i don’t understand the doomposting around the deal.

COD the only console game that truly matters from this acquisition will stay multiplayer until most of us are in our late 40’s and 50’s. Activision Blizzard really doesn’t make anything else that concerns anyone not on PC

Activision is an IP graveyard. Everything they do is just fuel for the COD machine