PS5 outsells Switch 2 in September as Marvel's Wolverine tops US sales

Sony had a big September in the US. New Circana data shows the PS5 outselling the Switch 2 in both units and dollars, Marvel's Wolverine topping the month's game sales, and Xbox hardware sliding to a new low. Meanwhile, NBA 2K27 has overtaken Resident Evil Requiem as the best-selling US game of 2026 so far.

PS5 pulls ahead on hardware

According to GameSpot, September saw a surge in video game spending, and Sony led the hardware market. Here is how the three console makers did compared with September last year:

Console	Year-over-year change
PS5	Up 22% in units, up 43% in dollar sales
Switch 2	Down 12% (GameSpot) or 14% (Push Square)
Xbox Series X|S	Down 27%

The two outlets give slightly different figures for the Switch 2's drop, but both have it falling.

Push Square reports that the PS5 earned Sony its best US dollar share of the hardware market since May 2025. That happened even though the console has had a price increase and costs more now than it did a year ago. GameSpot also points to reports of PS5 Pro stock selling out quickly last month, which it suggests may be people buying ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6's November launch.

A record low for Xbox

Xbox had a rougher month. GameSpot says Xbox Series hardware sales fell to an all-time low for September, beating the previous September record low that was set just a year ago.

Wolverine leads the software chart

On the games side, Insomniac's PS5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine was September's top-selling game in the US, according to Eurogamer. That is despite a mixed critical reception and a release that landed exactly halfway through the month. Eurogamer says it gave Sony launch revenue it hasn't seen since Helldivers 2.

Push Square adds that the game was also the number one title on the PS Store in North America in September, and second on the European PS Store chart, calling it Sony's biggest launch since Helldivers 2.

NBA 2K27 takes the year's top spot

New games dominated the month. "Eight of the top ten best-selling games of September were new releases," Circana's Mat Piscatella wrote, as reported by GameSpot.

NBA 2K27 came in second for September, and that was enough to push it past Resident Evil Requiem as the best-selling game of 2026 in the US. Capcom's horror game had held that spot since it launched earlier in the year, when it set new records for the series.