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PC and console game sales fall in Europe over April as major releases dry up | European Monthly Charts

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April PC and console game sales fell 6.2% year-on-year in Europe, with 10.5 million games sold. That’s according to GSD data, which tracks digital sales for most major games companies across the whole of Europe, and all physical game sales in all major European markets. April was a very quiet month for games.

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Q1 PC and console game sales down 11% across Europe | European Monthly Charts

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million PC and console games were sold in March across Europe, a slight drop of 4% compared with the same period in 2022. That means for the first quarter of the year, 39 million games have been sold, which is a drop of 11% over last year.

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European console and PC game sales fall 7.1% over 2021

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At a glance: 159 million console and PC games were sold across tracked European markets in 2022, a drop of 7.1% over the year before. This is according to the latest GSD data, which tracks physical and digital game sales across Europe.

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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023

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Looking at digital sales more precisely, digital console software sales were up 5.6% billion, and digital PC software sales increased 4.5% When it comes to hardware sales, consoles had a particularly strong year, with sales increasing 12% compared to 2022 to £951 million. to £2.48 billion following a 4.5%

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UK PC and console sales grew 2.6% in 2023 | UK Annual Report

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38 million video games were sold in the UK during 2023, the latest GSD figures reveal. It's a slight increase of 2.6% over the year before, with EA Sports FC 24 continuing where FIFA left off as the UK's best-selling video game. Sales for the rebranded series are down 8.4% over the year before to 2.39 million units sold.

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Console and PC game sales fall in Europe during September | European Monthly Charts

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Video game sales across Europe were down in September compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from GSD. September 2022 was a five-week month, and as a result the numbers appear down 16% over September 2023. But this year was a four-week month.

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Special edition Zelda console boosts Nintendo Switch sales | UK Monthly Charts

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It was a tough April for the UK PC and console games market, with sales down on games and hardware. Just under 111,000 consoles were sold in the UK during the month (GfK figures), which is 20% down over March. 1 console of the month once again, followed by Nintendo Switch and then Xbox Series S and X. PS5 was the No.1

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