6 of the 10 Best-Selling Games on PlayStation Last Quarter in the U.S. Were Published by Microsoft

Xbox conscionable had a large Q2...and it mightiness person PlayStation to thank. Or is it PlayStation that should beryllium thanking Xbox?

Per information shared from Circana expert Mat Piscatella, six of the 10 best-selling games connected PlayStation consoles successful the U.S. during the 2nd 4th of 2025 (April done June) were published by Microsoft.

Most of those games were new. Forza Horizon 5 debuted astatine No.2 for the 4th (just down Elden Ring Nightreign). The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered was close down it. Doom: The Dark Ages debuted astatine No. 6 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle came successful astatine No.8.

Image Credit: Circana via Mat Piscatella

They were joined by returning titles Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 astatine No.4 and Minecraft astatine No.9.

Sony lone had 2 first-party games successful the apical ten: MLB: The Show 25 astatine No.4, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach debuting astatine No.7.

This quality comes arsenic Xbox announces its Q2 earnings, which saw gaming gross up 10% year-over-year and Xbox contented and services gross up 13%, driven by maturation successful first-party contented and Xbox Game Pass (hardware gross declined 22% year-over-year).

Notably, the apical 10 games connected Xbox past 4th look a spot different. Oblivion: Remastered inactive took a spot each the mode up astatine No.2, followed by The Elder Scrolls: Online astatine No. 2 and Minecraft astatine No.4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 showed up astatine No.9.

Image Credit: Circana via Mat Piscatella

But Indiana Jones and Doom didn't rank, apt owed to some games launching into Game Pass (though Oblivion did arsenic well). Forza Horizon 5 besides wasn't present, though this is much apt owed to it releasing connected Xbox backmost successful 2021 initially, arsenic compared to it appearing connected PlayStation for the archetypal clip this past April.

Regardless, it's nary astonishment wherefore Xbox's gaming contented gross was up this quarter, demonstrating that its strategy of multi-platform releases whitethorn enactment for it aft each arsenic agelong arsenic it tin support the caller games coming. That said, it whitethorn find that much hard to bash going forward, arsenic the institution has precocious laid disconnected hundreds of workers and canceled aggregate projects, including Everwild and Perfect Dark.

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