Hardware sales in the US was largely flat YoY in April, and software sales was down approximately 10%, but bear in mind that sales in April 2017 was boosted by the Switch. The PS4 got off a significantly stronger start compared to other consoles thanks to Sony's God of War. All eyes are now on the Switch's software lineup from 2Q.
The relative sales volumes of game hardware was:
The relative sales volumes of game hardware was:
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PS4: 1.92YoY
Switch: 1
XBox One: 0.79
3DS: 0.41
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PS4: +58%On the software side (digital not included):
Switch: -39%
XBox One: +20%
3DS: -3%
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Top sellers were God of War, Far Cry 5, Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
