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[Roufianos]

I would bet that you've referred to Astrobot.
The physical /digital ratio Astrobot maybe suggest most people bought that game for their kids given children don't have purchasing power. LOL
You know, the vast majority of games that are selling on consoles are 3rd party games. Sony's games are few. Very few. So, using a only Sony game in favor of discs won't cut it. At all

Lol what, the same leak showed other 1st party games, including adult ones, doing well at physical. What a garbage point.

I am mostly referring to breakdowns I see provided by Chris Dring, who's an idiot, but has access to Europe charts. As recently as April he's saying physical sales can be as much as 45% on PS5: .

 

[Aressa]

It represents a manipulated data.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Lol what, the same leak showed other 1st party games, including adult ones, doing well at physical. What a garbage point.

I am mostly referring to breakdowns I see provided by Chris Dring, who's an idiot, but has access to Europe charts. As recently as April he's saying physical sales can be as much as 45% on PS5: .

There is no "LOL WHAT. That leak also used a PS4 games where digital ratio was very small in 2013,14 etc. Since then it grew massively. So, using a +4 years old data is flawed and only using Sonys games is flawed.
Dude, that is UK. And UK charts DOESNT COUNT digital. :/

Sony Group Corporation - FY22 (April 2022 - March 2023) Financial Results:

• Digital accounted for 70% of Full Games Sales in Q4 FY22, flat YoY (71%) and up from 62% QoQ.

Here's a breakdown of the PS4/PS5 Full Games Sales Physical/Digital Split.

9.5m First-Party Games sold:

• Significant 34.4% YoY decrease: Down from 14.5m in Q4 FY21. (Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 launch Quarter)
• Significant 54.3% QoQ (!!!) decrease: Up from 20.8m in Q3 FY22. (God of War Ragnarok launch Quarter)
• First-Party Games account for 13.97% of the Total Full Games sold in Q4 FY22.

VERSUS

Sony FY 2025

Last quarter digital ratio is 85% and will only grow. Using a first party games sales as a PRIME example for some favorizing disc media narrative won't cut it. At all. Sony games are few, very few. Vast majority of game sales on consoles are 3rd party games, even AAA category.

 

[Fabieter]

So wait if a game is selling 85% on pc and only 15% on Playstation. Would you agree devs should scrap Playstation in the future?

 

[Effigenius]

Used is also a shrinking market, and before you jump on that statement, know I am NOT talking about Retro, which is growing as prices fly through the fucking ceiling. There is a reason GameStop barely sells games anymore.

And why would Sony count used sales? It is generally considered in their best interests, even by those who hate them, to minimize or eliminate those sales.

That's my entire point. They are giving us a number that's cherry picked and reflects the message they want to send.

 

[simpatico]

The company with all the actual data thinks it does and is betting their company on it.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Potentially when there are over 7000 digital games on PSN and less than 1200 printed games.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Potentially when there are over 7000 digital games on PSN and less than 1200 printed games.

Just goes to show that there is a lot of Shovelware on PSN.

 

[Bojji]

Just goes to show that there is a lot of Shovelware on PSN.

There are games like Forza 5/6 that are only digital.