History of Video Games
2020
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PlayStation 5, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s latest console, launches globally.
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Driven by the Covid 19 pandemic, NPD reports that the US video game market hits $57 billion in total consumer spending, a whopping 27% increase from 2019.
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The Xbox Series X, the most powerful console ever made by Xbox, and Series S, launches, offering next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox console ever.
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Xbox launches the Xbox Family Settings app, empowering parents and caregivers to manage their children’s gaming activities and set guardrails to encourage healthy and balanced gaming for everyone.
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Call of Duty: Warzone launches as a free-to-play battle royale experience, ultimately reaching over 125M players.
Video game consumer spending
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
Circana – U.S. Video Game Industry Sales – (Dollars, Billions)
(Dollars, Billions)
Top games by purchase
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.
‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.