PlayStation made the surprise announcement this week that it will stop manufacturing PlayStation discs in January 2028. That’s not just for first-party games, but for all titles being released on PlayStation consoles. Fans have taken to social media in dismay. There are those concerned about game preservation, there are collectors who lament the pivot to downloading, and there are those that like to share and sell their games after finishing them. But outside of the social media noise, do people actually buy physical PS5 games? There’s no hiding the fact that the physical market has declined s
Xbox divided over its future, and do people even buy physical PlayStation games?… The fact the game doesn’t come in a disc will help with the education process with a large base of customers. Nevertheless, game companies will still want to work with physical retail, including creating digital code-in-a-box products, to limit the risk of losing customers during this transition. …
… But outside of the social media noise, do people actually buy physical PS5 games? There’s no hiding the fact that the physical market has declined significantly. For the 12 months ending May 2009, physical disc-based games generated $11.5 billion in the US Circana data . …
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… The physical copy of the game won’t include a disc. …
… It’s a marketing and brand issue, even more than it is a consumer demand one.” Last week, we shared Circana survey data that revealed that the No.1 reason US gamers play on consoles is for exclusive games, with 41% citing that as the main reason for playing on Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo. “But it… …
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… The physical edition of the title does not include a disc at launch. …
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