Microsoft has more best-selling games on PlayStation than it does on its own Xbox consoles

Microsoft has more best-selling games on PlayStation than it does on its own Xbox platform, new data from Circana's Q2 report has revealed.

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New data may indicate how Xbox users choose to spend money on the platform, at least in the United States. According to Circana's Q2 games industry report, Microsoft had more best-selling games on the rival PlayStation Store than it did on its own Xbox console platform.

The data shows that for Q2 2025, which runs from April 6 - July 5, Microsoft took up six slots on the PlayStation Store's top 10 best-sellers list in the US. Conversely, Microsoft only had four of the ten best-sellers on Xbox consoles. This trend could indicate that Xbox console gamers subscribe to Xbox Game Pass to supplement game purchases, however Oblivion's place on the Xbox charts does confirm that Xbox gamers do still choose to buy first-party games en masse.

Another key point: Volume sales aren't everything, and all games aren't created equal. Titles like Black Ops 6, for example, have far higher revenue generation potential than some of the other games on this list. This data refers to full game unit sales only, not revenue.

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The move to break exclusivity of first-party games has been successful, at least so far. Xbox just reported its best-ever year with $23.455 billion in annual revenue, with Game Pass making up nearly 21% of this total.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently noted that Xbox is "now the top publisher on Xbox and PlayStation this quarter" thanks to Forza Horizon 5 and Oblivion Remastered.

Oblivion remastered rounded out Q2 by reaching 9 million players. Reports indicate that Oblivion Remastered vastly outsold its predecessor in the US at launch.

Forza Horizon 5 is reportedly the best-selling new PS5 game of the year. This may have been dethroned by Nightreign, which has now sold 5 million copies.

Also, games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Doom The Dark Ages helped Microsoft dominate PlayStation's global pre-order charts.

Minecraft saw a surge in popularity thanks to the feature-length film, which was a roaring success on all fronts. Nadella noted that Minecraft saw record revenues and player engagement across the board thanks to the movie's positive response.