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The PS4 is arriving amid declines in video game hardware, software and accessory sales.
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Hardware sales were down 5%, while accessory sales were off 6%.
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Driving the strong month: a 26% jump in software sales, which was accompanied by a 12% increase in hardware sales, and a 20% jump in accessory sales.
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While hardware sales rose 12% from a year ago, and accessory sales improved 13%, software sales slumped 16%.
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Stepping over to hardware speak, Lin noted that a good portion of its profits come from accessory sales.
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Hardware sales were down 37% and software sales were down 25%, while accessory sales rose 5%.
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For the full year, retail video game sales overall were down 6%, as a 13% increase in accessory sales was more than offset by declines of 6% in software and 13% in hardware.
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