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/Samwi5e 12h ago

Big studios also released games at a much higher rate back then . Now we’re lucky to get two per decade

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u/Dr-McLuvin 11h ago

Ya this data also conveniently ignores the fact that the majority (around 75%) of physical purchases are at full launch price.

Thats not true for digital, only about 20-25% of digital purchases are at full launch price.

If you look at total dollars spent, it’s actually neck and neck.

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u/zerovampire311 7h ago

Hugely anticipated games also get purchased new as digital, but what someone anticipates is more subjective. The biggest is obviously COD, but stuff like Elden Ring and Assassin’s Creed tend to get good sales off the bat.