For the first time in history: Digital downloads overtake physical music sales!

[Jexy]

megaman79 said:

Jexy said:
But let's not count those sales! Be like VGC! Digital sales don't count! :p

Well NPD is taking their sweet time too.

And Digital Sales don't count, especially when the majority of sales consist of 2 dollar games.

And?  You would think that an industry built on nerds would get their act together and count them.  The music industry is one of the most corrupt industries on earth, living in the past and the slowest to adapt.  I expect nothing less out of them.  I expect more from the video game crowd when it comes to this stuff.  NDP doesn't get a pass either.

But really?  Digital sales don't count?  Even when its a few million copies of Halo Reach?  I'm not asking for all the digital sales of every game, at least just the ones that are ALSO retail.  People say that gaming sales are way down... yet Steam doubled in sales?  Hmmm.... Looks like they aren't going down, as much as they are going to a new format.