Gamestop is what causes the front loading in the US. (Well it's the whole resale market, but Gamestop is the biggest piece.) After the first couple of weeks, most people just buy used games instead of new ones. That makes sales front loaded. Then publishers drop the price to compensate. This happens more with single player games, which is why lots of companies are pushing more for multiplayer games and digital games and so on. All of that is supposed to circumvent the resale market.
From what I can tell, Europe doesn't have the robust market for used games that the US has. Does Europe really have the equivalent of Gamestop? If so, then it's not in every country.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
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