Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the only December release to chart | Circana

Video game hardware sales were down 25% year-over-year at the end of 2024, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Video game content spending in general was up compared with the previous year, but hardware sales — along with almost all other sales, save for accessories — were down in December. Only one December game charted on the best-selling games list, that being MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Most of the losses, both for December and for the year overall appear to be from declining console sales, which have been dwindling steadily all year. Mat Piscatella, Circana’s Circana’s executive producer for games reports said in the report, “Spending on PlayStation 5 hardware fell 18% when compared to December 2023, with Xbox Series and Switch each declining by 38%. Annual spending on video game hardware finished 25% lower than 2023, at $4.9 billion.”