GSD & GfK - European gaming market for PC and consoles grew well in March 2024
Quarter results are over expectations too.
Game sales
A total of 15.9 million copies of games were sold in Europe. This is 35% more than in March of last year.
Sales for the first quarter are up 9%. This is better than what many analysts predicted.
❗️These figures do not include Palworld sales, so the actual picture is even better.
Helldivers II lost its lead to EA Sports FC 24, but the project's sales are still strong.
Five parts of the Command & Conquer series appeared on the European chart at once. EA's mass attack on Steam was successful, with C&C: Generals taking the 4th spot in March sales in Europe. The project is 21 years old.
Dragon’s Dogma II started from the 3rd spot. Its sales are comparable to Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth after 2 weeks, but the game was released on PC and Xbox.
Hardware sales
317 thousand consoles were sold in Europe in March - 27% less than the previous year. This does not include the German market.
PS5 sold 31% worse than in March of last year but remained in the first place.
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1.2 million accessories were sold in Europe in March 2024. This is 0.3% less than the previous year. DualSense is the leader.