Game sales
In Europe, 188.1 million copies of PC and console games were sold. This represents a 1% increase compared to the previous year.
131.6 million games were purchased digitally (15% more than last year), while physical copy sales declined by 22% to 56.5 million.
EA Sports FC 25 is the region's best-selling game of the year, despite a 5% decrease in sales compared to the previous version. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is in second place, selling 9% better than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
New releases accounted for 27% of copies sold. In 2023, new games were 34% of all sales.
Fallout 4 sales in 2024 surged by 183% - it is believed that the release of the TV series influenced this increase.
Console sales
Overall gaming console sales decreased by 21%.
PlayStation 5 remained the sales leader, but figures dropped by 20% compared to the previous year. Nintendo is in second place, with sales declining by only 15% (the console has been on the market for eight years!). Xbox Series S|X is performing the worst - sales fell by 48%.