
After losing the December 2025 sales battle to the Switch 2, PS5 was once again the best-selling console in the US this January, ranked by both units and dollar sales.
The console, which is now more than five-years-old, was propped up by some lingering holiday bundles. But while it doesn’t sound like there was a huge amount of difference between the devices, it’s still impressive to see Sony’s system coming out on top against Nintendo’s all-new machine.
The most important news is that the industry saw a 3% improvement in overall sales year-over-year – hardly revolutionary, but better than a decline in this challenged economy.
Elsewhere, there are few highlights to speak of – January is always slow – but Ghost of Yotei continues to sell extraordinarily well, much to the chagrin of a select few on social media. And it’s also worth acknowledging Code Vein 2, which was the only new release to chart.
Here’s the top 20 software sales for the month:
USA Software Sales Top 20: January 2026
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- NBA 2K26
- Madden NFL 26
- Minecraft^
- Battlefield 6
- EA Sports FC 26
- GTA 5
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Forza Horizon 5
- Code Vein 2
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- EA Sports College Football 26
- Helldivers 2
- Pokemon Legends Z-A*
- Split Fiction
- Elden Ring
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 24
- Fallout 4
* Digital sales excluded
^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms excluded
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