November 2022 NPD: Improved PS5 stock pushes Sony to key holiday win

Stock of PS5 The resurgence continues, as Sony dominates the USA hardware sales chart for the fourth month in a row – this time in the crucial November shopping period. PlayStation’s new-gen system outperformed its competition in both units and dollars, giving it a comfortable lead overall. This success contributed to a 43 percent year-over-year increase in hardware sales, helping the industry reach $6.3 billion in revenue for the period from October 30 to November 26.

Unsurprisingly, Unstoppable Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 completely dominated the field, becoming the best-selling game of 2022. Followed by God of War Ragnarok, a record breaker for PS Studios, Sonic Frontiers finished in a very respectable fourth place – behind the latest. pokemon, of course, which is ranked here without its digital sales. Another thing worth noting on the software sales front is that Tactics Ogre: Reborn sneaked inside the top 20 – an impressive achievement for the legendary Square Enix strategy game.

NPD Software Top 20: November 2022

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Ragnarok God of War
3. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet*
4. Sonic Frontiers
5. Madden NFL 23
6. FIFA 23
7. NBA 2K23*
8. Gotham Knights
9. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
10. Mario Party Superstar*
11. Alden Ring
12. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
13. mario kart 8*
14. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
15. Person 5
16. NHL 23
17. Strategy Ogre: Reborn
18. Minecraft
19. Horizon Forbidden West
20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

* Does not include digital sales
^ Excludes Xbox and Nintendo Switch digital sales