GSD & GfK: PC & Console Games Sales in Europe in June 2024 and H1'24
EA Sports FC 24 is the European leader by sales in the first half of 2024.
The analytical platforms report only the actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. The mobile segment is also not considered.
H1’24 Results
Almost 80 million copies of PC and console games were sold in the first half of 2024. This is 1.6% less than in the same period last year.
Only 2 games from the top 10 for the first half of the year were released in 2024 - Helldivers II (2nd place) and The Last of Us: Part II - Remastered (10th place).
❗️Palworld is not on the list because the company does not share sales data with GSD. Therefore, actual sales may be higher.
In the first half of 2024, console sales fell by 24% year-over-year (YoY). Total sales amounted to 2.2 million devices.
PlayStation 5 sales fell by 16%; Nintendo Switch - by 32%; Xbox Series S|X - by 37%.
Sales of accessories also dropped - by 8.4%.
June’24 Results
In June, 11.3 million copies of games were sold - 19% less than a year earlier. But it's important to note that last year, Diablo IV and Final Fantasy 16 were released in this month.
Sales of EA Sports FC 24 in June were 7% better than FIFA 24 sales a year ago. This is likely related to the Euro 2024.
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Sales of Elden Ring increased by 454% thanks to the release of the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. The game ranked second in the June chart.
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is the best-selling new release of June. The game ranked 7th, with only physical sales counted (Nintendo does not share digital sales). However, the initial sales of the game were only a third of the initial sales of Luigi's Mansion 3 in 2019.
In Europe (excluding the UK and German markets), just over 300 thousand consoles were sold in June. This is 24% less than a year earlier.
PlayStation 5 sales in June fell by 10%. The decline is more noticeable on other platforms.