GSD & GfK: Game sales in Europe increased in October 2024
Black Ops 6 release heavily affected the month performance.
The analytical platforms only report actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. The mobile segment is also not taken into account.
Game Sales
18.5 million games were sold in Europe in October. This is 12.4% more than last year.
This is largely because Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was released in October this year. Last year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released in November. The series traditionally has a significant impact on sales.
CoD: Black Ops 6 sold 5% better in Europe in the first two weeks compared to CoD: Modern Warfare 3. However, compared to CoD: MW2, released in 2022, Black Ops 6 started 28% worse.
❗️This year, Call of Duty became available on Game Pass at launch. This affects numbers.
If we consider Black Ops 6 sales only on PlayStation consoles, where Game Pass is not available, the game's sales are 26% better than Modern Warfare 3 and 2% better than Modern Warfare 2.
EA Sports FC 25 is in second place. The game's sales are 2% lower than its predecessor in the same month.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is in third place. In its first month, the game sold twice as well in Europe as the previous series project - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
Silent Hill 2 is in 6th place in sales. The game had a good start, but initial sales are 57% worse than the Resident Evil 4 remake and 31% worse than the Dead Space remake.
Dragon Age: Veilguard started in 7th place. Initial sales are 18% worse than Dragon's Dogma 2 and 21% worse than Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.
In 11th place is Metaphor: Refantazio - the game sold 32% worse than Persona 5 in its first month. Which, however, is not so bad for a new IP.
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Hardware and Accessories Sales
422 thousand consoles were sold in October 2024 in Europe. This is 26% lower than in 2023.
PS5 sales fell by 29% YoY; Nintendo Switch - by 10%; Xbox Series S|X - by 49%.
Taking the first 10 months of 2024, console sales are 28% worse than the previous year.
1.4 million accessories were sold in Europe in October. This is 13% less than last year.