Sales of game consoles will double in 2023

2023-12-13 23:19:32

There are several reasons for the growing popularity of consoles in Russia, he continued. First of all, the market recovered the fall of 2022, which accounts for up to 30–35% of growth [этого года], the expert notes. “Then Russians began to buy fewer consoles due to uncertainty in the market caused by sanctions. It became unclear which companies would continue to work with the Russian market, and which ones would refuse user support and sales,” he explains. You can also note the growth of consumer optimism, the distribution of the new Steam Deck console, this year’s big console releases and the announcement of GTA 6, Sakhnov added.