In a recent interview with The Game Business, Mat Piscatella sat down with Christopher Dring to talk about everything related to data in the gaming market. For the longest time, Circana has provided number-hungry gamers everywhere with sales performance charts and key trends, breaking down the industry into cold, hard facts. The conversation with Dring turned to the concept of exclusives, with a goal of ‘putting to bed’ that never-ending debate. When the face of The Game Business asked if exclusives really matter, Piscatella explained: Exclusives do matter, but they don’t matter as much as a l
Exclusives Aren't As Important As You'd Think, Says Top AnalystTop 10 trending phones of week 21 Post your comment Comments 2 Chip 24 May 2026 Top 10 trending phones Samsung Sony Xiaomi Apple Honor The launch hype of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII died down a bit this week, which allowed the Samsung Galaxy A57 to reclaim the lead in our trending chart. …
… PS4 unit sales vs exclusive releases Nov 16-May 3 - If we look at the unit sales against the exclusives , there's no noticeable pattern here either. Especially when you look at the trend through April, sales actually decline despite a new exclusive release every single week. …
… "PlayStation 5 again led the hardware market in both unit and dollar sales. Nintendo Switch 2 repeated its January performance ranking 2nd across both measures. Piscatella also mentions how Switch 2 is trending ahead of the Switch after nine months in this particular market. …
… If we take a look at Circana's player engagement tracker from the week ending 18th April , we can see NBA 2K26, Fornite, Roblox , Call of Duty, and other legacy giants keeping hold of top spots across PlayStation and Xbox. https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mkiet3jw2s27 That b… …
… For the longest time, Circana has provided number-hungry gamers everywhere with sales performance charts and key trends, breaking down the industry into cold, hard facts. The conversation with Dring turned to the concept of exclusives, with a goal of ‘putting to bed’ that never-ending debate. …
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… That's already enough to make it the franchise's best-selling game pre-launch, and there's every indication this trend will continue in the lead-up to May 19 and beyond. …
… Prior years also follow this trend: FY23 - 21.6 million PC games, 52% of sales FY24 - 28.21 million PC games, 60% of sales FY25 - 32.17 million PC games, 58% of sales 5 What makes FY25 different is just the sheer volume of games that were sold during the year. …
… Sales are in freefall decline. Why buy an Xbox in 2026 if none of its content is actually exclusive? …
… He said the ongoing memory component shortage "may put a pressure on profitability" as the crisis is "happening at a pace that exceeds Nintendo's expectations." "Any decision to change the price will be determined comprehensively taking into consideration not only for profitability, but also other … …
