I wouldn't say it's completely the opposite. Japan threads get their fair share of "physical doesn't matter" posts as well.Japan is the same narrative driven in the opposite form
They try to ignore digital sales in Japan threads... and here in UK threads they try to ignore physical sales.
Both are relevant and required to get the overall picture.
So digital dwarfs physical. Got it.
But it’s a selected sample, not a random one. It would be like making an election poll and then only polling 60 yr old people or single women.
So only a certain type of person buys physical? Series X has a disc drive too. They both have 1 physical model and one digital one. They both have store fronts and obviously prefer people pay there so they can't resell. There's nothing more on Xbox encouraging people to buy digital. So what reason would I have to believe it's any different?
Actually it is not the same thing.
Not irrelevant. But doesn't show the whole picture. If you wye looking at this you would think the ps5 was doing very poorly in the uk since there are no ps5 exclusive titles in the top ten. This chart doesn't even show the split by platform.So it is irrelevant
You are a parody lol
So what is your point exactly? You did quote me because I laughed about people "it is irrelevant" narrative.
And where did I say physical sales were irrelevant? You're reading into something that's not there. We know based on what you provided that physical sales make up a small fraction of total software sales. So digital is much more relevant, you would agree.
There is a bias in physical vs digital obviously, otherwise all games would have the same ratio of physical/digital and we already know that’s not the case.
Capcom and other reports seem in line with this data and AFAIK that's worldwide including digital
Nintendo has barely crossed 50% digital last year.
Well sales would matter in that they contribute to revenue. I don't think 80% drop in physical sales is "good" unless they are completely offset by digital sales, which of course would actually be better for the publisher because, in this case, MS would keep more of the money. But the entire argument against GP has been they will discourage sales and thereby lead to lower revenue and make developing big games not sustainable unless you subsidize, blah blah blah. It's been repeated often on this board so no need to go into it.
Okay...and? So you can't show where I said physical sales were irrelevant. Good job.Forza Horizon 5 crosses the line at No.4; Call of Duty holds No. 1 | UK Boxed Charts
As always, CoD will be the best selling game of the year. Not in the UK. That will be FIFAwww.neogaf.com
I don’t know you got hurt by my post
LOL. So now you're backtracking. Love it.I don’t know you got hurt by my post
Man you disputed my laugh “irrelevant” claim and I proved it was not the case and you are here yet with the narrative lol
HE'S MY DADDY
I disputed your laugh irrelevant claim? WTF does that even mean? LOL.
No need for your fake concern. Digital sales and gamepass plays not included.
People didn't dismissed the sales of physical sales in the UK thread but many had argued it doesn't represent a complete picture of the real ranking of the games on the chart as there are many examples of the games with high digital sales that could change the ranking placement.Japan is the same narrative driven in the opposite form
They try to ignore digital sales in Japan threads... and here in UK threads they try to ignore physical sales.
Both are relevant and required to get the overall picture.
Yeap… how you reached that conclusion with people narrative in this thread saying PHYSICAL is IRRELEVANT lol
The irony.
I'm being serious with what I said and with the data I posted.
Looks like Gamepass didn't kill software sales after all. Mild shock!
The same narrative is happening in Japanese sales thread but in opposite direction with physical sales being downplayed.
This shitty CoD isn't on GamePass.
MicroSofts game is only 33.9% (good).Last year physical and digital sales split.
Sony digital sales are surprisingly at the bottom end of the boxed/digital split, So if their games performed badly on the physical chart then it's safe to say tge digital sales wouldn't be able to help that much.
That's Minecraft for Switch. Switch players still skew physical.
Oh God, I like Switch players now
I'd take physical over digital given the choice.
is okay to post retail data. But if someone tries to pass them off as relevant to understand the general trend of the game on all platforms, well they are probably using the least relevant data today.
I'm glad you see the value in physical sales and have always thought they are relevant
Yep. Every. Single. Thread.
Monopoly Plus! A game that came out in 2014.Last year physical and digital sales split.
Sony digital sales are surprisingly at the bottom end of the boxed/digital split, So if their games performed badly on the physical chart then it's safe to say tge digital sales wouldn't be able to help that much.
What's funny is people building narratives around a small subset of misleading data and then complaining when other people don't take it seriously.
Papa bless this moron
I got to admit his small part in Moneyball was decent.
Last year physical and digital sales split.
Sony digital sales are surprisingly at the bottom end of the boxed/digital split, So if their games performed badly on the physical chart then it's safe to say tge digital sales wouldn't be able to help that much.
Did well in Spain too. Hopefully we get worldwide figures soon.