- Mat Piscatella
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Total Spending
Total spend: $4,182M (+3% YoY vs $4,076M in May-25)
YTD 2026: $22,997M (+4% YoY)
By Category (May 2026)
Category | May 2026 | YoY Change |
Content | $3,765M | +1% |
Hardware | $249M | +38% |
Accessories | $168M | +8% |
Hardware Highlights
Average price paid for new hardware: $502 (+14% YoY from $440)
PS5 average price: $672 (+33% YoY); PS5 spending fell 43% YoY, units down 58%, hitting lowest May unit total since May 2000
Xbox Series average price: $524 (+22% YoY); spending +7% YoY but units down 12%, lowest-ever May unit total
Nintendo Switch 2: best-selling hardware platform (units & dollars) for May and YTD; finished first 12 months with a 5.9M unit US installed base — 2nd fastest-selling hardware in tracked history (behind Game Boy Advance's 6.5M)
Content Highlights
Console/portable content spending: +25% YoY, now +13% YTD
PC content: +15% YoY
Subscription spending: +11% YoY
Mobile spending: -11% YoY (Sensor Tower)
007 First Light was May's #1 best-seller, debuted #4 YTD, led all PlayStation full-game dollar sales — highest-ever launch month sales for a James Bond title
Forza Horizon 6 was #2 for the month (#5 YTD), ranked #1 on both Xbox and PC
Accessories Highlights
Racing controller spending: +95% YoY (driven by Forza Horizon 6 launch)
Logitech G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel = best-selling racing controller of May
Rank | Rank Last Month | Title | Publisher |
1 | NEW | 007 First Light* | IO Interactive |
2 | NEW | Forza Horizon 6^ | Microsoft (Corp) |
3 | NEW | LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight^ | Warner Bros. Games |
4 | NEW | Subnautica 2* | Unknown Worlds Entertainment |
5 | 1 | Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* | Nintendo |
6 | 4 | MLB: The Show 26^* | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
7 | 3 | Crimson Desert* | Pearl Abyss |
8 | NEW | Yoshi and the Mysterious Book* | Nintendo |
9 | 12 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7^ | Microsoft (Corp) |
10 | 10 | Mario Kart World* | Nintendo |
^ Includes Digital Point of Sale Actuals - * Includes Digital Sales Projections
Top 10 Selling Video Games (Retail and Digital), Year-to-Date 2026
Rank | Rank Last Month | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Resident Evil: Requiem^ | Capcom USA |
2 | 2 | Crimson Desert* | Pearl Abyss |
3 | 3 | MLB: The Show 26^* | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
4 | NEW | 007 First Light* | IO Interactive |
5 | NEW | Forza Horizon 6^ | Microsoft (Corp) |
6 | 4 | Pokemon: Pokopia* | Nintendo |
7 | NEW | LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight^ | Warner Bros. Games |
8 | 9 | Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* | Nintendo |
9 | 5 | WWE 2K26^ | Take-Two Interactive |
10 | 7 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7^ | Microsoft (Corp) |
^ Includes Digital Point of Sale Actuals - * Includes Digital Sales Projections
