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This means that the Belgian games market has experienced uncharacteristically dynamic growth over the past year. According to data from the Video Games Federation Belgium (VGFB), the industry in the country generated a total turnover of 708 million euros in 2023, 21.6 per cent more than in the previous year. The data is based on numbers by Games Sales Data, supplemented by data from AppMagic in the mobile sector.

The association attributes the boom mainly to pent-up PS5 sales: "The significant increase can largely be attributed to the explosive sales of PlayStation 5 consoles," says David Verbruggen, General Manager of VGFB. "In the year 2022, the PlayStation 5 was hardly available due to chip shortages as a result of the corona pandemic. From the beginning of 2023, that situation was completely reversed and Belgian consumer brought PlayStation 5 consoles en masse."

According to the VGFB, 43 per cent of software sales come from the physical sale of games. The best-selling game in 2023 was EA Sports FC 24, which beat out Hogwarts Legacy despite the latter's exceptional success in the year as a whole.

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Top 5 Best-Selling Console Video Games (physical and digital)​

1. EA Sports FC 24
2. Hogwarts Legacy
3. FIFA 23
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
5. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom

Top 5 Best-Selling PC-Games​

1. Diablo IV
2. Hogwarts Legacy
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Red Dead Redemption 2

Top 5 Mobile Games (turnover)​

1. Candy Crush Saga
2. Monopoly Go!
3. Roblox
4. Gardenscapes
5. Royal Match

Top 5 Mobile Games (downloads)​

1. Monopoly Go!
2. Block Blast!
3. Roblox
4. Royal Match
5. My Perfect Hotel

Top 5 Video Games Devices (units)​

1. PlayStation 5
2. Nintendo Switch
3. Xbox Series
4. Meta Quest 2
5. PlayStation 4

Belgian Games Market Grows to 708 Million Euros

EA Sports FC 24 is the best-selling game and the PS5 the best-selling console in Belgium in 2023. This is according to market data recently published by the Video Games Federation Belgium. The total market grew by more than 20 percent.

www.gamesmarkt.de

 

[Fake]

HL legs are insane.

 

[Midn1ght]

Let's go Belgium.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Nothing can stop Hogwarts Legacy, not even woke boycotts

 

[XXL]

Nothing can stop Hogwarts Legacy, not even woke boycotts

If anything the boycotts fueled the interest in this game. Lol.

Great game btw.