N4G Discussion – Physical Games: Are They on Their Last Leg?

The movement from physically to digitally sourced games has been a topic since the PS3 and 360 era of consoles. Broadband truly became mainstream in the largest video game markets and access to fast downloads was seen as normal. Over the last two generations, we’ve moved from multiple aisles dedicated to gaming to single aisles comprised half of hardware and half of what few games are available in most major store chains. It’s been a slow and steady creep towards what many have said was the inevitable.

With the Switch 2 putting codes in physical copies instead of actual game files, we’re once again inching closer and closer to a potential future of digital only games.

Not to say that, for many gamers, physical hasn’t been a concern at all. Steam is fully digital, most games sold on console are digital, and mobile, the strongest gaming market still, is entirely digital. But the demand for physical games is still desired. Not just of importance to those who prefer physical games…

Source: https://n4g.com/user/blogpost/christopher/540026

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