Entertainment · Gaming · 23 hrs ago
US PlayStation Hardware Sales Have Their Weakest Year Since 2013
PlayStation console sales in the United States are down 25% so far in 2026 compared with the same period last year.
That makes this the brand’s weakest year in the country since 2013.
The PS5 was the only games system to record higher dollar sales in August, according to Circana’s sales report.
However, dollar sales measure the money spent, not the number of consoles sold.
The average PS5 selling price was nearly $600, which may be making it harder for people to buy one.
PlayStation’s last weak year in 2013 came as the older PS3 was about to be replaced by the PS4.
The figures cover the US games market; no further sales outlook is given.
PlayStation console sales in the United States are down 25% year over year for 2026, according to Push Square.
The outlet described 2026 as PlayStation’s worst year in the US since 2013.
Push Square said the PS5’s average selling price was almost $600.
The PS5 was the only system to record growth in dollar sales in Circana’s August US games industry report.
In 2013, the ageing PS3 was poised to be replaced by the PS4.
- Who
- Sony’s PlayStation consoles, including the PS5.
- What
- US PlayStation console sales are down 25% year over year in 2026, making it the brand’s weakest year since 2013.
- When
- 2026; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- Push Square pointed to the PS5’s average selling price of almost $600.
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PlayStation was last described as having a weaker year in the US, as the ageing PS3 was poised to be replaced by the PS4.
The PS5 was the only system to record growth in dollar sales in Circana’s US games industry report.
Push Square reported that PlayStation console sales were down 25% year over year for 2026.
- US PlayStation sales
- Down 25% year over year in 2026
- Previous weakest year
- 2013
- PS5 average selling price
- Almost $600
- August sales report
- PS5 was the only system with dollar-sales growth
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