Resident Evil Village and Other Titles Account for over $4 Billion in May Software Sales

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Image: Capcom



The gaming industry has seen significant gains since 2020. The recently released Resident Evil Village is among a number of games that have accounted for impressive sales, serving as one of the strongest launches in the franchise’s history. Capcom recently announced DLC for it. Mass Effect Legendary Edition has also proven to be as popular as ever, succeeding with fans and reviewers alike. According to a new report, year-to-date spending on video games has seen a 17 percent increase since 2020, which led to over $24 billion in sales. Just over $4 billion of that was in May, coinciding with the launches of both titles.















On the software side, spending on video game content reached $4 billion, a 3% increase over May 2020’s $3.9...

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[noko]

My first thought is Hardware needs to be available for the gamers otherwise the sales will start to go the other way.

 

[Grimlakin]

I think that this is evidence that games are either running on newer hardware because scalpers are making sales, OR games are running on older hardware because they work well enough.