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US game console sales fell sharply through August
US sales of game consoles fell sharply through August, according to figures shared by videogame industry analyst Mat Piscatella.
Xbox sales were down 33%, while PlayStation sales fell by a quarter.
Piscatella works for US research firm Circana and shared the figures on Bluesky.
Xbox sales reached a historic low, the figures show.
The industry is facing its most precarious situation since the early 1980s, according to the story’s headline.
No next steps or explanation for the decline were provided.
US video game console sales fell sharply through August, according to figures shared by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella.
Xbox sales were down 33 percent.
PlayStation sales fell by a quarter.
The Xbox figure marked a historic low for the console.
- Who
- Xbox and PlayStation console sellers in the United States.
- What
- Sales fell 33 percent for Xbox and 25 percent for PlayStation.
- When
- Through August; the year is not stated.
- Where
- United States.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
US console sales fell, with Xbox down 33 percent and PlayStation down a quarter.
BNR reported the sales figures shared by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella.
- Xbox sales
- Down 33 percent
- PlayStation sales
- Down 25 percent
- Xbox sales level
- Historic low
- Data source
- Mat Piscatella, Circana analyst
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