New data shows that only 1.6 million units of video game hardware were sold in the US in November, making it the worst month since 1995

PS5 gaming monitor behind PS5 console, DualSense controller and Pulse 3D headset.

• Hardware and physical software unit sales in November 2025 were the worst they've been in the US since 1995
• Circana reports that 1.6 million units of video game hardware were sold in the US last month, which was the lowest since the 1.4 million units that were sold in the US in 1995
• The PS5 was November's best-selling console in both units and dollars and Black Ops 7 was the best-selling game of the month

Video game hardware and physical software sales just had their worst November in the United States since 1995, despite the holiday season.