‼️A FRIENDLY REMINDER‼️
The “85% purchases are digital” figure is a complete LIE.
They include figures like mobile games, small games without a physical release, and even *DLC* into that number.
People buy physical, but they want you to feel small and powerless. DON’T LET THEM
I want to dispel the most disingenuous argument made against keeping physical discs: Nobody buys physical games! 89% of games are bought digitally! Gamers are choosing digital!
This is an incomplete figure that is skewed by digital-only releases. IE, most games that are sub $9.99 are digital-only releases. On top of that, this figure is only comparing ALL digital releases to ALL physical releases.
If you are going to compare fairly, you are comparing sales for when a game has a simultaneous physical & digital release.
Here's some food for thought with a proper source
Physical games sales
- 45% of Hogwarts Legacy sales
- 49% of Assassin's Creed Mirage sales
- 45% of Resident Evil 4 Remake sales
- 54% of Spider-Man 2 sales (Inc. console bundles)
- 55% of Astrobot sales
For games that receive a physical release, consistently you get more than 40% of those sales going to physical editions.
Anyone telling you that this is 'consumer choice' is entirely gaslighting you. Sony is entirely looking at the bottom line, and they see the extra bucks they can make when they cut out disc production as well as eliminating secondhand sales entirely.
Source info: https://t.co/wfnIFrMs2K
This is part of why they're killing physical games. Now they can charge full price for 10+ year old games. This makes games more expensive. Even if you wait for sales, it often won't get as cheap as buying it used. This is what we have to look forward to when they go all digital.