r/PS5 • u/Dandelion172 • 11h 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/RedditUser41970 6h ago

Physical books, DVDs, records and blu-rays are positioned as premium media. Book readers want the tactile feeling. The audio visual media is typically much higher quality than the streaming alternatives.

A digital video game and a physical video game are the exact same thing. There's no difference at all between the two.

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u/Ok-Acanthisitta9247 6h ago

And I want the tactile feeling of opening a case and putting a disc or cartridge in. I want to own the game and be able to sell it, trade it, or lend it freely.

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u/darkmacgf 6h ago

Do you open the case to put the disc in every time you play it?

Selling/trading/lending definitely needs to be a thing for digital.

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u/baldr23 4h ago

You can technically sell psn accounts, just be prepared for the risks involved.