PS5 Hardware Revenue Falls as US Games Spending Drops 21% in June 2026
June 2026 delivered another tough snapshot for the US games market: overall spending fell 21% year over year, with Nintendo’s Switch 2 decline doing the heavy lifting and PS5 hardware revenue also dropping as prices continued to weigh on demand. Still, one very low-cost indie release turned heads on the software chart, placing near the very top in monthly revenue despite its budget price.
Market context: spending down as Switch 2 compares to a record launch
Circana’s June US market highlights point to a difficult comp year for the industry. Nintendo’s console business fell 79% year over year, helping drive a 21% industry-wide decrease in June 2026. On the PlayStation side, the price-adjusted PS5 also posted a 19% year-over-year hardware revenue slump.
What changed this month in US software revenue
- EA Sports UFC 6 ranked as the top US software title for June 2026 by revenue
- Meccha Chameleon placed second, ahead of 007 First Light and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight entered the June top 10 alongside multiple other major releases
- Circana’s chart methodology blends projected digital sales with point-of-sale actuals, which can introduce irregularities
June 2026 US top 10 by revenue (software)
- EA Sports UFC 6
- Meccha Chameleon
- 007 First Light
- Star Fox
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
- Forza Horizon 6
- MLB The Show 26
- Minecraft
- NBA 2K26
Meccha Chameleon is notable for its scale versus price. The game is estimated to have sold about four million units in the US alone, and it’s priced at roughly $6.
Broader picture: 2026 year-to-date top 10
- Resident Evil: Requiem
- Crimson Desert
- 007 First Light
- MLB The Show 26
- Forza Horizon 6
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
- Pokemon Pokopia
- WWE 2K26
- NBA 2K26
What comes next for players and hardware buyers
With June’s results shaped by a steep Switch 2 comparison and a PS5 hardware revenue drop, the next meaningful question for the US market is how upcoming releases perform against a weaker backdrop for console spending. Circana’s figures also serve as a reminder that revenue charts reflect a mix of projected digital performance and retailer point-of-sale data rather than a single uniform measurement method.
