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PS5’s stock resurgence continues unabated, as Sony dominated the USA hardware sales charts for the fourth successive month – this time in the crucial November shopping period. PlayStation’s new-gen system outsold its competition in both units and dollars, making it a comfortable frontrunner overall. This success contributed to a 43 per cent increase in hardware sales year-over-year, which helped drive the industry to $6.3 billion in revenue for the period spanning 30th October through 26th November.

Unsurprisingly, the unstoppable Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 completely dominated the field, becoming the best-selling game of 2022 overall. It was followed by God of War Ragnarok, a record-breaker for PS Studios, with Sonic Frontiers finishing in a very respectable fourth position – behind the latest Pokémon, of course, which is ranked without its digital sales here. One other thing of note 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. God of War Ragnarok
  3. Pokémon Scarlet & 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 Superstars*
  11. Elden Ring
  12. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  13. Mario Kart 8*
  14. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
  15. Persona 5
  16. NHL 23
  17. Tactics Ogre: Reborn
  18. Minecraft
  19. Horizon Forbidden West
  20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

* Digital sales not included
^ Xbox and Nintendo Switch digital sales not included

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