Mat Piscatella

“$282 million was spent on new video game hardware in the US this July”

“hardware sales dropped by 39% compared to the same month last year.”

“Overall hardware spending for the month dropped to $282 million (about £207 million), which is a 29% decline compared to the same period last year and also the worst July for hardware spending since …”

“$163 million (about £120 million) was spent on hardware in June 2020”

“Switch 2 actually saw the biggest decline in sales compared to last year – a 51% drop”

“PlayStation 5 sales declined by 6% while Xbox Series X/S sales dropped by 18%”

“PlayStation 5 unit sales fell 6% versus July 2025, while Xbox Series dropped 18% and Switch 2 declined by 51%”

“only 4% of them were for Xbox games.”

“U.S. video game spending dropped 10% in July, to $4.5 billion”

“accessories spending was also down 6% compared to July 2025”

“Fewer people were buying racing controllers—down 26%—despite the launch of super-popular racing games like Forza Horizon 6 in May”

“over its first 12 months in the market, Nintendo Switch 2 hit 5.9M units sold in the US”

“For the 2026 year-to-date period ending May, US hardware spending in total was up 37% compared to the same period a year ago”

“Two PlayStation video games sold more than 10,000 physical units in the US during the week ending July 11, 2026.”

“Seven have sold more than 100,000 physical units year-to-date.”