While various new titles performed well in the United States in February, video game hardware spending is a different story. Circana analyst and executive director Mat Piscatella reveals that it fell to $256 million, a 25 percent drop and the lowest for the month since February 2020 ($184 million).The PS5 still leads in units and dollar sales, and despite the slowing sales pace of the PS5 Pro, the base consoles sales have exceeded the PS4s pace by seven percent. Conversely, sales for the Xbox Series X/S are lagging behind the Xbox One by 19 percent.The PlayStation Portals base model was still the top-selling accessory, though total accessory spending dropped by eight percent to $220 million. Year-to-date for accessories are 18 percent behind the pace set by 2024. Gamepad sales were down 17 percent, and sales for headsets/headphones fell by 25 percent.It should be interesting to see if hardware and accessory sales improve, especially with the Nintendo Switch 2 out this year. In the meantime, stay tuned for the consoles dedicated Direct on April 2nd.February video game hardware spending fell by 25% when compared to a year ago, to $256 million. This is the lowest February total for video game hardware spending since the $184 million reached in February 2020. Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T13:00:43.007ZPlayStation 5 was once again the best-selling hardware platform of the month across both units and dollars. Xbox Series ranked 2nd in both measures. Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T13:00:43.008ZAfter each platforms first 52 months in market, PlayStation 5 unit sales exceed PlayStation 4s sales pace by 7%, while Xbox Series now trails Xbox One by 19%. Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T13:00:43.009ZAccessories spending in February declined by 8% vs YA, to $220M. Year-to-date accessories spending is now 18% behind 2024s pace. 2025 year-to-date consumer spending on Gamepads has declined 17% compared to a year ago, while Headset/Headphone spending has fallen 25%. Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T13:00:43.010ZThe PlayStation Portal base model was again the months best-selling accessory in consumer spending. The PS5 Portal Remote Player Midnight Black ranked 3rd overall, while the PS5 DualSense Edge Wireless Controller Midnight Black placed 5th. Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T13:00:43.011Z