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Analysts say GTA 6 may soften, not reverse, the console-sales decline

Console sales have ground to make up: Forbes reports video-game hardware spending totaled $2.9 billion from January through September, down 9% year over year, while Circana puts Xbox Series sales down 27% year over year as of September. Ampere Analysis analyst Louise Woolridge expects GTA 6 to boost console sales, but says it is more likely to soften the annual decline than bring sales back to growth. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella doesn’t expect millions to buy a console at current prices, suggesting new sales may come from a smaller, more affluent group. The report links higher hardware costs partly to an AI-driven memory-chip shortage and tariff pressures.

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