Mat Piscatella has just revealed the sales statistics for games and consoles in the US for the month of May. While the PS5 has surpassed its big sister in terms of sales, this is not the case for the Xbox Series X|S, which have not yet surpassed the sales of the Xbox One during the same period.
Xbox Series X|S sales down
The director of Circana reveals that during the first 43 months of marketing, unit sales of the PS5 exceed those of the PS4 by 8%, while those of the Xbox Series X|S are 13% lower than those of the Xbox One.
The least we can say is that these results are quite surprising given the very difficult start to the life of the Xbox One and the unpopularity of the brand at this time, in comparison with the efforts and investments of Microsoft on this generation.
Let's also remember that Xbox games are now available on PC and are even starting to arrive on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, thus surely dissuading potential Xbox Series X|S buyers.
Through each console's first 43 months on the market, PlayStation 5 unit sales lead those of PlayStation 4 by 8%, while Xbox Series trails Xbox One by 13% and remains slightly behind Xbox 360.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 8, 2024
What are the best-selling games on Xbox in May?
As for game sales in May, Call of Duty Modern Warfare III, Minecraft and Elden Ring occupy the top three spots in the ranking. The latter was logically helped by the release of its expansion Shadow of the Ertree since it was in 14th place in April.
It should also be noted that F1 24 is the only new game to make the ranking, rising to a nice 6th place despite being released at the very end of the month on May 31st.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 does not appear in the top 10 sales of May in the USA, which is obviously not a surprise since we recently learned that it had not reached the top 100 in Europe.
Below you will find the ranking of the top 10 best-selling games on Xbox in the USA in May 2024 as well as the ranking of the top 20 best-selling games in May in the territory, all platforms combined. The full thread by Mat Piscatella is available at this address.
Ranking of the 10 best-selling games on Xbox in the USA
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
- Minecraft
- Elden Ring
- EA Sports FC 24
- Hogwarts Legacy
- F1 24
- Forza Horizon 5
- Fallout 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Mortal Kombat 1
Ranking of the 20 best-selling games in the USA in May (all platforms combined)
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
- Helldivers II
- MLB: The Show 24
- Sea of Thieves
- Minecraft
- Elden Ring
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Stellar Blade
- Fallout 4
- EA Sports FC 24
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Homeworld 3
- Mario Kart 8
- Madden NFL 24
- Rise of the Ronin
- F1 24
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Dragon's Dogma II