Ricardo Bustos

[nenn (fan) @FCB_nenn]

Jugar de nuevo al Black Ops 2 me ha hecho darme cuenta de que no era solo nostalgia, sino que los juegos de antes realmente eran mucho mejores

[Leytrx | ✨MDA-Winning Fanfic Writer✨ @MasterLeytrx]

No, they can’t force them to keep producing discs. But they *CAN* introduce regulations to protect Digital Purchases and ensure proper ownership of Digital Media the same as Physical. And *THAT’S* what’s needed if Discs are going away. Until Digital has proper consumer protections, Physical will always be superior.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

XBOX CEO Asha Sharma has been named an advisor to the U.S. Federal Reserve's 'Productivity and Jobs' task force

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@MisterJagger_ @PlayStation Donde se puede comprar para latam, animal??!?!

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@ChiclanaFriends 4800, no??

[CBK @cb_keenan]

It’s okay to buy digital games only.

It’s okay to buy physical games only.

It’s okay to buy both.

It’s NOT okay to NOT have a choice.

[NIB @nib95_]

Seen several quote #PlayStation's 78% digital full game sales, thus omitting important context.

That figure includes countless digital only releases, from back catalogue to indie games etc. Even Capcom revealed 84% of its sales were "older catalog titles", many of which are only available digitally.

So using such data is somewhat misleading.

To gauge REAL physical demand you need to look at splits of games that released both physical AND digital only. Thanks to the Insomniac leaks, we have such data on PS first party games.

Playstation Physical / Digital splits

Sackboy - 77% / 23%
R&C Rift Apart - 76% / 24%
Ghost of Tsushima DC - 71% / 29%
Demon's Souls - 70% / 30%
Miles Morales - 66% / 34%
Spider-Man - 66% / 34%
Returnal - 61% / 39%
The Last of Us 2 - 61% / 39%
Ghost of Tsushima - 51% / 49%
MLB The Show 21 - 39% / 61%

So per Sony's own internal data, 31/33 first party games from their chart sold more PHYSICAL than they did digital.

Uncharted 4 actually has an insane 83% physical split.

Granted it only covers through to a few months into 2022, but we can see from other more recent data, things haven't drastically changed. For example GSD data shows ~60% of Astro Bot sales across Europe were physical.

So what skews revenue and data more digital, beyond digital only releases and platforms? The answer is games with LIVE SERVICE components, especially multiplatform ones.

As you can see from Sony's internal data, MLB has the highest digital split, and it's a live service game.

Generally the highly popular live service or annualised games such as Call of Duty, NBA 2K, FIFA etc, have higher digital splits, as gamers are constantly launching them (often daily) and don't want to be constantly switching discs, thus skewing digital/physical splits.

It's very different to single player games which are shorter and have different play and consumer trends. So again, context matters.

Then there's a MASSIVE audience of gamers that aren't even accounted for in any of this data; the countless consumers that buy and sell used physical games, because they simply can't afford as many new games, but still buy/own consoles, accessories, games, services etc. Everything from poor parents, kids etc.

Ultimately, the data rejects the notion physical is dead or meaningless, even if digital accounts for the overall lionshare of revenue/sales, especially when you look at things with the proper context and/or focus on single player tentpole games, which is PlayStation's bread and butter.

Keep in mind platforms make a 15% licensing fee from third parties on physical games, while they get a 30% cut on digital.

Likewise first party lose a 30% cut to retailers on physical, while they keep all of the revenue on digital.

As I said before, this move to kill physical is more about PlayStation trying to make far more profit and squeeze away the last remnants of consumer ownership, control, flexibility and resale, and could have greater negative market ramifications.

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@CultureCrave @SquanchGames Nintendo Switch 2

[iam8bit @iam8bit]

A note from us on today's Sony news.

[Nacho Requena @nachoMoL]

Lo mismo me arrepiento de este hilo, y más ahora que por Twitter aparezco menos, pero como persona que vive de esto y convive con Excels, aquí estáis muchos errando el tiro y no se está viendo el elefante en la habitación con el tema de PlayStation y el formato físico,de corazón.

[Dustin Furman @DustinCanFly]

Yeah this totally sucks. They will eventually try to blame this decision on the handheld, but the reality is, they want you spending more money on games, with less consumer choice.

Don't take my word for it! Look at the prices of physical vs digital on PSN for older titles.

[GAME España @VideojuegosGAME]

En relación a las últimas noticias: se acabó nuestro silencio. #GamersUnidos

[John Linneman @dark1x]

This year really feels like the end for traditional gaming. Consoles less affordable, layoffs galore and now physical media on PlayStation is dead. Really hard to feel any excitement for any new consoles given this - I'm sure plenty of you don't care, but it matters a lot to me.

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@MrxSoki Habrá versiones fisicas??? Me haría ilusión

[Devil Sani @onlysanib666]

Us in July 😢😢😄😄😄😄😄

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@DoesItPlay1 @VoxelTwisted Especially with Microsoft games

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@Jager_SYCKX @TorafykuX x2 pls

[Ricardo Bustos @Bbustoss]

@CultureCrave Why the disc drive?? If no more physical releases

[F*ckingSalty @FckingSaltY]

@tavrpgs Pero cuando no conviene para tu narrativa ...?
, lo digo porque si vamos a decir
Que IGN le de un 10 a un juego es porque es una mierda
Cae Bg3 , Elden ring , Breath of the wild y un montón de absolutos juegazos
Pero claro ahí si no conviene acordarse

[Funada @FunadaD]

Es una mamada que la SEP adelante las vacaciones, en mis tiempos veíamos los partidos en el salón de clases.