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- Xbox has 6/10 titles in PlayStation’s best-selling games of Q2 2025.
- MLB: The Show 2025 is the only Sony-published title on the list.
- Forza Horizon 5, a 4-year old release, has outsold every other game on the PS5 after recently getting ported.
Ever since going down the multiplatform route, Microsoft’s gaming division is finally looking optimistic, with the gaming giant finally raking in profits after years of losses.
However, this also meant that Xbox no longer aimed to compete with PlayStation, putting an end to console wars for good. Interestingly, new sales figures have revealed that 60% of PlayStation’s best-selling titles during Q2 2025 were published by Xbox, which raises the question as to which party won the console war?
Why it matters: Microsoft made the right call by taking the publisher route, but it also showcases how the console competition has changed within just a couple of years.
Pulling together our huge Q2 Games Market Dynamics report, which includes this chart (among, like, frankly too many others) and just kinda stared at this one for a bit.Wild times in the console market these days. Imagine showing this list to someone in 2015.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-07-29T21:31:50.243Z
Matt Piscatella, veteran industry analyst, shared the top 10 best-selling games for PlayStation during the Q2 period of 2025. Six out of ten titles were published by Xbox, with the lead taken by none other than Forza Horizon 5.
MLB: The Show 2025 is the only Sony-published title on this list, prompting a key question: Why are there no first-party releases this year? So far, the gaming giant has focused solely on publishing deals, with just one first-party game, Ghost of Yotei, scheduled for later this year.
Interestingly, Forza Horizon 5 has been the best-selling title on the rival platform, even outselling the likes of Death Stranding 2, a PS5-exclusive published release. A 4-year-old game making waves like this really showcases Xbox’s power.
That is, Xbox has only succeeded at the software front. Hardware sales have been subpar and stagnant. Still, it’s fortunate that they were able to find their footing with the publisher route, which is a win-win case for every party involved, including the gamers themselves.
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