This is an announcement that will not necessarily delight lovers of boxed games. Indeed, the various companies in the video game sector are starting to give sales figures for the fiscal year 2020. And the observation is startling, digital sales are exploding. For example, 52% of console game sales were made in dematerialized form for Electronic Arts, and this in the last twelve months. Same story for Take Two, where the figure rises to 55% for fiscal year 2020. Also for the same year, Sony announces that 51% of its Ps4 games were sold in digital format.
By way of comparison, the percentage of dematerialized sales was around 5-10% at the start of the generation. Should we see the death of the physical format? The future will tell. One thing is certain, the development of services such as Xbox Game Pass will necessarily accelerate this progression.
EA said that 52% of its console full game unit sales in the past 12 months were via digital download
For reference, Take Two says its ratio was 55% for FY2020
Sony said that 51% of all games sold on PS4 in FY2020 were digital
In other words. We enter next gen with digital >50%
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) July 30, 2020
