| RolStoppable said: The latest Civilization was digital-only? Divinity also sounds like an established IP. I guess it works on the PC where the majority of sales are already digital when games are available in both boxed and digital formats, so digital-only games can succeed at $30. I don't see it happening on consoles though. |
No, Civ: BE is also available at retail, but I have no doubt that the majority of sales of all PC games these days are already digital.
The Divinity developer stated that only 10% of those 500.000 copies were sold at retail http://t.joystiq.com/all/2014-09-12-divinity-original-sin-moves-half-a-million-copies#1
I think retail can be considered dead soon on PC, even in traditional PC gaming countries. There will come a time where publishers will only produce retail copies as limited editions for die-hard fans anymore.
I think consoles will follow next gen. The transition has already started.
