November 2023 Circana: PS5 Is Still in First, Call of Duty Sells Best | Push Square

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It should come as little surprise, but the disappointing launch state of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 didn't stop it from being the best-selling game of November in the USA. New data from Circana confirms the FPS topped the charts last month and instantly become the second best-selling title of 2023, just behind Hogwarts Legacy. Interest in the latest entry made the overall Call of Duty series the second-most-played game on PS5 in November, though Fortnite did claim first place.

This result means a Call of Duty game has topped the USA sales charts in the month of November five years in a row; only Red Dead Redemption 2 managed to outsell it in 2018.

Elsewhere, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was the country's second-best-selling game for November, and Hogwarts Legacy surged into third off the back of its Nintendo Switch launch. New entries included Star Ocean: The Second Story R in 17th and Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections claiming 12th.

As for console sales in the USA, the PS5 was once again the best-selling system in terms of both units and dollar sales. The Nintendo Switch was second across both metrics, and then the Xbox Series X|S machines took third.

*Digital sales not included

Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

It's embarrassing that despite COD being £70 DLC and having the worst campaign ever, people still buy it. I bet most were pre orders instead of people being smart and actually waiting for it to release first.

First COD game I've been excited to play in years! I only pick them up on a 3 year cycle it seems.

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