Switch 2 Lifts Hardware Spending as PlayStation and Xbox Suffer Historic May
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May 2026 delivered the worst May for US PS and Xbox console sales on record amid price hikes, with PS5 down 58% YoY and spending down 43%, and Xbox down 12% YoY though spending rose 7%; Nintendo Switch 2 boosted hardware spending by 38% and logged about 5.9 million units in its first year, the second-fastest selling handheld in US history. Analysts warn further price hikes (including an expected August Xbox rise) could curb demand until the holiday season, with a rebound unlikely before 2028 as memory costs rise.
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