Circana’s newest month-to-month gross sales report revealed that not solely was spending on software program up year-over-year, however spending on {hardware} grew as effectively.
Sales of gaming {hardware} within the US throughout March 2026 rose by 69% in comparison with March 2025, reaching $500 million. Circana stated the Change 2 “drove the general acquire” for March 2026, with spending on PlayStation 5 rising by 3% in comparison with March 2025. The report had no information about Xbox.
The Change 2 was the best-selling console platform within the US for items offered and {dollars} for March 2026 and the 12 months thus far, with the PS5 coming in second for March 2026 and year-to-date.
What’s extra, Circana stated the Change 2 continues to tempo forward of the Change 1. Over every console’s first 10 months available on the market, Change 2 gross sales within the US are pacing 12% forward of Change 1. Importantly, the tenth month in marketplace for the OG Change was December 2017, and that month little doubt benefitted from vacation gross sales. Via 9 months, the Change 2 was pacing 45% forward of the Change 1.
For the 12 months thus far, whole spending on gaming {hardware} reached $1.074 billion, which was up a major 37% from $777 million throughout the identical year-to-date interval final 12 months.
Knowledge for April will probably be printed in Might, however we do already know that spending on PS5 programs particularly surged in early April, as folks rushed to purchase a system earlier than the worth hike.
In phrases of recreation gross sales in April, MLB The Present 26 ranked No. 1, with Resident Evil Requiem, WWE 2K26, Marathon, and Pokemon Pokopia rounding out the highest 5 for the month. For 2026 thus far, Resident Evil Requiem stays the No. 1 best-selling recreation.