After 2022 saw US spending on games dip 5%, 2023 saw a return to growth, according to the latest figures from industry-tracking group Circana.
Total US spending on games was up 1% to $57.2 billion in 2023, with slight gains in software, add-ons and subscriptions (up 1% to $48 billion) and accessories (up 4% to $2.6 billion) offsetting essentially flat hardware sales (down a fraction of a percent to $6.59 billion).
Circana had Hogwarts Legacy as the best-selling game of the year in terms of dollar sales. That marks the first time that the top game was neither Call of Duty nor a Rockstar-developed game since 2008, when Rock Band and its pricey peripheral-loaded packages took the honors.
source https://www.gamesindustry.biz/4-december-sales-boost-sees-2023-finish-up-1-year-over-year-us-monthly-charts
