Oh, man, let me just dive right in. So, I stumbled across this gaming sales report, right? And it turns out Xbox is just smashing it. Like, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered? Top of the charts in April 2025. Not even kidding. Mat Piscatella, you know, big guy over at Circana, dropped all this info on Bluesky. Crazy stuff.
Now get this, Oblivion Remastered didn’t just stop at April’s best-seller. Nope. It’s gone on to be the third best-selling game for the entire year so far. Yeah, you heard me. More copies in April than Oblivion’s original did in 15 months. Let that sink in.
And check it—Bethesda mentioned that they hit 4 million players like almost immediately after launching. Who are all these people? Maybe I’m missing out. Forza Horizon 5 and some Indiana Jones thing, they’re high up there too, though mainly ’cause of these new PS5 ports. Funny thing? Five out of seven top spots on PlayStation are Microsoft stuff. Wild world we live in.
Oh, what about Assassin’s Creed Shadows? March chart-topper but now it’s chilling in fifth place. It’s like, why do I even bother predicting these things?
Switching gears to hardware – PS5’s still the top dog, but it’s down 5% year-over-year, whatever that means. Xbox is climbing though, with a sweet 8% rise. So, ha!
Overall spending took a 3% dip, which I guess amounts to $4.1 billion. Still blows my mind that we’re talking billions here. But the real twist? Big leap in non-mobile stuff like Xbox Game Pass – up 18%. Who even needs real games anymore? Kidding, of course. Or am I?
Hang on, let’s see what got people opening their wallets in April 2025. Here’s a quick rundown: Oblivion Remastered leading, then Forza Horizon 5, MLB The Show 25, etc., etc. Good ol’ Minecraft somewhere in there too, naturally. And hey, don’t get all caught up in the numbers, Circana looks at dollars, not copies, and some aren’t included because companies play coy with digital data.
As for this year’s big sellers so far: Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin’s Creed, and again, Oblivion Remastered. You’d think I’m repeating myself – probably because I am. Numbers and stats are weird, right? And anyway, before I go off on some unrelated tangent, remember this: sales reports are kind of like the weather. Interesting now, but you’ll forget it by next week. Okay, maybe that’s just me.
