Surging PS5 Supply Helps Lift Overall Hardware Sales In The US During November

Thanks to raised availability of the PlayStation 5, gross sales of consoles within the US throughout November jumped considerably. The NPD Group reported that {hardware} gross sales throughout November jumped by 45% to $1.3 billion throughout November.

This uptick in gross sales was attributed primarily to a “significant increase in PS5 volume” in comparison with November 2021, the NPD mentioned. The PS5 was November 2022’s best-selling console platform for unit and greenback gross sales, and the Switch was No. 2 throughout the month by each metrics.

For the 12 months 2022 to this point, the Switch has bought essentially the most items and the PS5 led the best way for general greenback gross sales due partly to its greater worth level in comparison with the Switch.

The NPD Group mentioned nothing about how the Xbox platform carried out throughout November 2022. The system absolutely did strong numbers, too, given the aggressive worth low cost of the Series S for Black Friday that dropped the worth to only $250 (or much less, relying on the place you are procuring).

The PS5, in addition to the Switch and Xbox Series X|S consoles, have been more and more simpler to search out currently at brick-and-mortar and on-line shops alike. The methods had been particularly onerous to search out in 2021 and the start of 2022, however fortunately inventory conditions have improved.

On the video games entrance, Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was November’s best-selling recreation within the US and has now surpassed Elden Ring to grow to be 2022’s best-selling recreation general.