In its latest monthly sales report, the NPD Group disclosed that the PlayStation 5 posted the highest numbers of any console last month. The same report also has EA Sport's Madden NFL 23 topping the list of the best-selling games for August 2022. Sony and Microsoft will also be happy to hear that the PS5 and Xbox Series S and Series X all witnessed double-digit percentage growth when compared to the same period last year.
The report showed that the US games industry earned $4.10 billion in August 2022 on the sale of games, consoles, and accessories. Unfortunately, while this figure beats from two years ago, there is a five percent year-on-year decline from last year's $4.31 billion.
Mat Piscatella, NPD Group's Executive Director and Video Game Industry Advisor, had this to say: Year-to-date spending through August 2022 totaled $34.6 billion, a 9% drop when compared to the same period in 2021, but 3% higher than the $33.5 billion achieved during the 2020 comparable period. 2022 video game monthly consumer spending has returned to 2020 levels. Piscatella posted the extensive monthly sales report on Twitter and provides a range of data for games and hardware sales for August. The PlayStation 5 topped the list for hardware sales despite its substantial price hike. However, Nintendo Switch still occupies the top spot as the year's overall best-selling console, so far.