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Game Console Market Craters: Xbox and PS5 Sales Plummet Over 25%

"Video game console sales in the U.S. have cratered," reports Tom's Hardware, with sales through August far below where they'd been in 2025: Mat Piscatella, the video game industry advisor at research…

  • Xbox sales plummeted 33% year-to-date, hitting an all-time low
  • PlayStation 5 sales dropped 25%, lowest since 2013
  • Price sensitivity and chip shortage driven market decline

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