GSD: Sales of PC and console games in Europe grew by 34% in July
Grand Theft Auto V is the leader. Again!
GSD reports only on actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. Major publishers like Nintendo do not share information about digital copy sales, for example.
Games
11.6 million console and PC games were sold in Europe in July. This is 34% more than in July 2022.
7.9 million copies were digital (a growth of 60% YoY). 3.75 million were physical copies (also a growth of 0.2%).
Grand Theft Auto V was the best-selling game of July in Europe. FIFA 23 was in second place, and Red Dead Redemption 2 was in third. Rockstar Games titles were heavily discounted through the whole of July, which helped them to reach top positions.
Among new games, the highest position was achieved by Pikmin 4, a Nintendo exclusive, which reached the 11th spot.
Hardware and Accessories
493,000 consoles were sold in Europe in July. This is 62.5% more than in 2022, but 2% less than in June 2023. GSD does not account for sales in Germany.
PS5 led the sales. The number of systems sold increased by 244% compared to July of the previous year. Thanks to discounts, PS5 sold 24% better in July than in June of this year.
At the current point in 2023, PlayStation 5 sales are 203% higher than the same period last year.
Nintendo Switch sales fell by 9% in July when compared to the previous year. However, the sales figures in 2023 so far are on par with the results of 2022.