Despite the Switch's annual success, PlayStation 4 was the top - selling console for the month of February, while the 55 percent increase
in hardware spending year - over-year can be attributed to the Switch and Xbox One, meaning PlayStation 4's February 2018 sales remained consistent with its February 2017 sales.
In fact I expect that total spend on PS4 hardware will remain flat YoY and the lower ASP will be one the reasons for the decline in
total hardware spend this March.
IHS forecast that a total of 7 million VR headsets will be installed by 2016 leading to a total of 38 million by 2020 with annual
hardware spend increasing to $ 2.7 bn compared to $ 1.1 bn in 2016.
For the year,
hardware spending rose 19 percent to $ 2.3 billion, with Switch, plug - and - play consoles like the SNES Classic, and the PS4 called out as contributors to the growth.
This comes from NPD analyst Mat Piscatella... «
Hardware spending in January 2018 grew 119 percent when compared to year ago, to $ 278 million.
Year - to - date,
hardware spending has grown 19 % versus 2016 to $ 1.4 billion.»
That said, the Switch and Xbox One also did well, as February 2018
hardware spending was up 55 percent to $ 316 million compared to a year ago.
For the 2018 year to date period,
hardware spending has increased 13 percent to $ 925 million, driven by growth in Xbox One spending.