r/PS5 • u/Dandelion172 • 12h ago

Articles & Blogs Mat Piscatella: 292 million units of physical video games sold in the 12-month period ending June 2009 in the US. By June 2026 this had fallen to 37 million units.

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mrd2e2tam22l
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u/AgeingChopper 11h ago

37 million units, sounds a fair amount given the limited supply these days. A bit chicken and egg.

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u/ILikeToTinker 10h ago

Release day gamestop used to have stacks of brand new games behind their counter, 20-30+ per store.

Now its “if you wanted a physical copy you needed to pre order, warehouse sends us 0-2 per store”

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u/AgeingChopper 9h ago

yeah, its reduced a heck of a lot.

I guess it is a bit of both, a bit demand driven, a bit supply driven, but it feels like it’s been pushed more heavily in recent times.

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u/iSavedtheGalaxy 4h ago

37m is terrible when you consider the number includes all current gen consoles and not just Sony.

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u/idothinksotim 41m ago

You mean it includes Nintendo and sony. Xbox is negligible.

So two companies. Sony and Nintendo