ITS OVER Sony Interactive Entertainment to end physical game disc production in January 2028

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xl-klaudkil said:

G2ThaUNiT said:

I mentioned in a different thread that actual spending paints a different story.

In the US for 2025, physical video game spending was at $1.5 billion across all platforms. Across PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox combined. In comparison, physical game spending peaked in 2008 at $11.6 billion. An 87% drop. And we're at a time where AAA games are costing $70 each, compared to 2008 when they were still $60. That's for the largest gaming market in the world. Europe is in a very similar state as well.

I still am of the belief that if Sony was that desperate to keep profit margins, pass the cost onto the consumer. $20 extra for physical copies. The hardcore crowd will still buy because the important thing is that the option is still there. $1.5 billion, while a drop of water compared to how it used to be, is still a LOT of money being left on the table.

Us is not the world.

Do you really expect a different trend in most other countries?

If yes, a few examples would be nice.