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[โ€“] avocado@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I hate big corporations as next guy, but 80-90% of video games sales today are digital sales. See sources below. To me it seems like an example of people preaching one thing, that they want physical media, and the vast majority silently doing the opposite, because it's more convenient. Isn't this at least partly our own fault?

https://www.levelup.com/en/news/as-digital-purchases-hit-80-playstation-will-cease-physical-game-sales-by-2028-but-are-players-really-to-blame/

https://www.g2a.com/news/features/85-of-playstation-game-sales-are-digital-is-physical-gaming-dying/

https://twicethebits.com/2025/06/19/the-shift-to-digital-gaming-why-physical-sales-are-declining/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-digital-is-the-video-games-market-in-2024

[โ€“] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I only play console games. Intentionally bought the disk version of the ps5. The only time i buy disks is when theyre cheaper, which only happens when im getting an older game. If theyre the same price, im going digital for the convenience