According to S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, global shipments of game consoles in 2026 will decrease by

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, global shipments of game consoles in 2026 will decrease by 19.5% to 33.9 million devices.

The main reasons are the rise in prices for consoles due to the memory and storage crisis, outdated hardware and a lack of major game releases.

Supply forecast for 2026:

• Nintendo Switch 2 — 17.1 million devices • PlayStation 5 — 13.2 million • Xbox Series X|S — 2.5 million

Analysts also expect that the market will continue to decline in 2027, to 27.1 million consoles, after which it will begin to gradually recover.

According to their estimates, the PlayStation 6 could be released in 2028, and the new generation of Xbox - around the same period.At the same time, shipments of Xbox Series X|S after 2026 are expected to quickly decline. #game