Video game console sales had a historically bad November in the United States

Total spending on video game consoles during November was $695 million, a 27 percent decline compared to last year, according to market analysis firm Circana. “This is the lowest total spending on video game consoles for the month of November since $455 million was reached during the tracking period in November 2005,” Circana says. Additionally, 1.6 million units of the devices were sold in the United States in November, the “lowest November total since 1995 (1.4 million).”

The high costs of consoles probably didn’t help. Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles turned five years old in November, but customers looking to get their hands on one of the brand new consoles will have to face the following price hikes price Hiking this year. Circana says these increases led to an “all-time November high” for the average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware at $439, a number that is 11 percent higher than in 2024. (In November 2019, the average price was $235, According to Circana analyst Matt Piscatella.)

In November, the PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console for the month, “both in units and dollars,” which was the first time since the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, according to Circana. The Switch 2 took second place in terms of units and dollars. the Knicks Stadium It ranked third in terms of units sold, but Xbox Series consoles ranked third in dollar terms.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 It was the best-selling game of the month, however Call of duty The franchise saw “full game dollar sales decline by double digits compared to November 2024.” Activision announced Last week It will switch up Call of duty Release-no-release strategy Modern warfare or Black ops Games are back to back anymore.