Research: 8- and 16-bit consoles became the sales leaders in Russia after PlayStation left

\"Check Index\" is an analytical resource of the company \"Platform OFD\", which daily processes more than 50 million cash vouchers.
This resource conducted a study in which it learned that 8- and 16-bit consoles have become sales leaders in Russia against the backdrop of the departure from the market PlayStation.Experts compared sales of consoles and subscriptions in April 2021 and April 2022, as well as the dynamics in April compared to January.
And came to the following conclusion: In the top sales were consoles for classic 8-and 16-bit games on a TV monitor (most of them have pre-installed retro-games, which were particularly popular in the 90's), ahead of fixed game consoles to play on PlayStation.
Russian market performance in AprilThe average bill on retro consoles - 3,530 rubles.5% higher than in April 2021.10% lower than in January 2022.Revenue increased by 13% from April 2021 and decreased by 15% from January 2022.
The average bill on all consoles - 31 895 rubles.21% lower than in April 2021.68% lower than in January 2022.Revenue decreased by 78% since April 2021 and 81% since January 2022.The average bill on subscriptions - 4 550 rubles.
By 14% higher than in April 2021.10% lower than in January 2022.Revenue declined by 42% from April 2021 and 83% from January 2022.As noted by the Check Index, a high proportion of console sales have traditionally been PlayStation.
But since the PS Store was suspended in March, Sony's device purchases and subscriptions have been down.