{"id":15782,"date":"2025-10-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:00:00","slug":"aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can&#8217;t Catch Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs 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href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2\/#PS5_PS4_USA_Software_Sales_Top_10_August_2025\" >PS5, PS4 USA Software Sales Top 10: August 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aug_2025_USA_Sales_Massive_Month_for_Single_Player_Games_PS5_Cant_Catch_Switch_2\"><\/span>Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can&#8217;t Catch Switch 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"c6adc94da1c8d\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can't Catch Switch 2 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c6adc94da1c8d\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c6adc94da1c8d\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can't Catch Switch 2 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>August 2025 was a <em>big<\/em> month for single player games, with both Mafia: The Old Country and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater charting third and fourth respectively on the all-formats best-sellers list.<\/p>\n<p>Neither game could overcome NBA 2K26 or Madden NFL 26 as you\u2019d expect, but these are still positive results for fans of traditional, solo campaigns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3m2op7exr2426 @ 2025-10-08T14:59:07+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3m2op7exr2426\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreid3jgw5syxxqpo3xg2sv7rft6mvc6ldrqevehez3uxpolvk6u5j2e\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Content &#8211; August 2025 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Xbox Platforms &#8211; U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x?ref_src=embed\">Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3m2op7exr2426?ref_src=embed\">2025-10-08T13:01:57.945Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>Gears of War Reloaded, a franchise making its debut on PS5, also did <em>really<\/em> well on Sony\u2019s system. It finished sixth on both the all-formats charts and PlayStation charts. As it was available as a free upgrade within <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.purexbox.com\"><strong>Xbox Game Pass<\/strong><\/a>, it didn\u2019t make the Xbox charts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">163k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sony game Helldivers 2 didn\u2019t make the Xbox top ten either, putting into question the manufacturer\u2019s decision to port it at all. It\u2019s still not clear whether digital data is being shared with Circana here, so that could explain its absence. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3m2ornkd2rk2u?ref_src=embed\">Piscatella says he\u2019s investigating<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also worth pointing out is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles 2, which rocketed up from 24th position the previous month into 10th place on the back of The Infinity Castle movie. That film has now grossed more than $600 million globally.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, on the hardware front, PS5 suffered a \u201cdouble-digit percentage decline\u201d year-over-year, and was comfortably outsold by the Switch 2 this month.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s machine is now steadily tracking ahead of the launch pace set by the PS4, at a quieter part of the year. Its availability has generally been excellent, though.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_August_2025\"><\/span>USA Software Sales Top 20: August 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>Mafia: The Old Country<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>Gears of War Reloaded<\/li>\n<li>Donkey Kong Bananza^<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports MVP Bundle<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports Kickoff Bundle<\/li>\n<li>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles 2<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft^<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/li>\n<li>Helldivers 2<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Grounded 2<\/li>\n<li>WWE 2K25<\/li>\n<li>Hogwarts Legacy<\/li>\n<li>Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PS5_PS4_USA_Software_Sales_Top_10_August_2025\"><\/span>PS5, PS4 USA Software Sales Top 10: August 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater<\/li>\n<li>Mafia: The Old Country<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>Gears of War Reloaded<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports MVP Bundle<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports Kickoff Bundle<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/li>\n<li>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba \u2013 The Hinokami Chronicles 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3m2op7exr2426\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3m2op7exr2426\">bsky.app<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1759935181 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/10\/aug-2025-usa-sales-massive-month-for-single-player-games-ps5-cant-catch-switch-2\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 2025 USA Sales: Massive Month for Single Player Games, PS5 Can&#8217;t Catch Switch 2 Image: Push Square August 2025 was a big month for single player games, with both Mafia: The Old Country and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater charting third and fourth respectively on the all-formats best-sellers list. 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