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gtotheunit91 said:

Oh damn, I wonder if this includes video games!

The Digital Bits reporting that Best Buy will stop selling physical media (including 4K/Blu-ray/DVD) possibly as soon as end of Q1 2024, both in-store and online https://t.co/qreCJJhZZD pic.twitter.com/8g41sXoYqM

— Wario64 (@Wario64) October 12, 2023

Looks like it is a strong possibility:

I would expect to see this trend continue in 2024. I've heard rumblings that Wal-Mart is dropping physical Xbox games soon, and I have to imagine further cuts to physical gaming sections will be made as we get deeper into next year. https://t.co/iKIEaDEGmf

— Josh Fairhurst (@LimitedRunJosh) October 12, 2023

CEO of Limited Run Games. I think Xbox goofed by pushing the digital only Series S as hard as they did, losing retail shelf presence would be a huge blow to Xbox, shelf presence is basically free marketing, free marketing that is particularly useful for winning casuals.