PC/Console game sales in Europe Increased by 1% in 2024 - European gaming market results
Two football games are in the top 3, and Call of Duty.
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%.