Circana’s Mat Piscatella has revealed that PS5 ranked as the best-selling hardware in the US for May 2025 in terms of units and dollars.
In addition, Piscatella also revealed that the DualSense Midnight Black controller was the top-selling accessory in the region, again in terms of unit and dollar sales.
In terms of Software for the month, the multiplatform charts reveal that Elden Ring: Nightreign topped the charts for May 2025, followed by DOOM: The Dark Ages, Forza Horizon 5, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Piscatella also revealed that total spending on video game hardware, content and accessories was up by 1% compared to the same period last year, reaching $4.1 billion.
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The release various former Xbox exclusive titles on the PS5 has obviously paid off well for Microsoft by this latest chart data, and follows on the success of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which was the best-selling title in the US for its debut week back in April.
The PS5 was originally released back in November 2020 during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Stock sold out almost immediately, although due to a shortage of components due to the COVID-19 situation, fresh stock was few and far between, with scalpers taking advantage of the situation until things finally normalised some two years later.
[Source – Mat Piscatella on BlueSky]