digital vs. physical distribution Latest news

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 December 2023, 00:53

On PC, boxed editions of games are almost non-existent. This is according to a summary of the market in 2023, which was prepared by GamesIndustry.biz.

Jakub Tarchala, 25 May 2023, 12:51

Remedy has made a controversial decision - Alan Wake 2 will be available for purchase only digitally regardless of the platform. We know the contents of the various editions of the game.

Adrian Werner, 08 February 2022, 12:27

Sony's new financial report shows that microtransactions are the biggest source of revenue for PlayStation games. In the light of this news it's no surprise that the corporation has as many as 10 live-service game planned.

Hubert Sledziewski, 29 December 2021, 16:19

Amazon has released its list of best-selling games for 2021. It shows that the Switch is the last stronghold of boxed versions. Games designed for Nintendo's console took as many as nineteen positions in the TOP 20.

Paul Musiolik, 07 August 2021, 20:54

Hideo Kojima is critical of the inevitable trend towards digitization of media. The death of physical media will not do us any good, he claims.

Adrian Werner, 12 January 2021, 11:48

The past year on the UK game market belonged to digital distribution. The best-selling title was FIFA 21, while the best-selling console was the Nintendo Switch.

Bart Swiatek, 05 August 2020, 16:09

The sales of boxed versions of games are becoming less and less important for the PlayStation brand - in the past quarter it generated only 6% of revenues related to digital entertainment. 74% of games were sold through digital distribution and most of the money is earned by expansions and microtransactions.

Adrian Werner, 10 July 2020, 14:20

Already 80% of games with Capcom's logo are purchased digitally. The publisher wants to improve this result, but does not intend to abandon boxes yet.

Agnes Adamus, 16 September 2019, 22:48

Borderlands 3 had a very good start. The boxed edition of the game was the biggest sales hit of the year in Great Britain. Despite its success, the result achieved by the latest installment of the popular looter-shooter series is only half as good as in the case of its predecessor. The same applies to Gears 5.

Bart Swiatek, 15 April 2019, 16:49

THEME report, prepared by the Motion Picture Association of America proves that Blu-ray discs are becoming less and less popular.

Frozen, 07 February 2019, 00:44

The popularity of digital distribution keeps on growing. As much as half of console games sold by EA last year were bought without a physical medium.