Speaking of College Football 25.
EA Sports College Football 25 was July's top-selling premium game in the U.S.
— Dom (@DomsPlaying) August 21, 2024
It's instantly #1 for 2024 to date, passing February's Helldivers II.
1st month dollar sales totaled over 3x the *lifetime* of the prior best-selling CF game NCAA 07.
That's absurd!
Source: Circana. pic.twitter.com/TV8VxxqPVc
EA Sports College Football 25 debuted as the best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date and was the primary driver of both content and hardware growth on console platforms.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) August 21, 2024
July video game hardware spending grew 12% when compared to a year ago, to $326 million. Growth in spending on PlayStation 5 (+25% vs YA) and Xbox Series (+48%) hardware was partially offset by a 44% drop in spending on Switch.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) August 21, 2024
PlayStation 5 led the month’s hardware market in unit and dollar sales, with Xbox Series ranking 2nd across both measures. July 2024 is the first month with year-on-year growth in video game hardware spending since the 2% increase seen during December 2023.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) August 21, 2024
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