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adjl posted...

There's absolutely zero chance of that ever happening. Even beyond publishers preferring digital because it costs them less (while they charge the same amount), there are many, many games that would never have been published if they couldn't be published digitally, particularly in the indie sphere where distribution costs frequently make enough of a difference to dictate whether or not a game is viable. Digital has its drawbacks, absolutely, but it also has some very significant benefits that I don't think should ever go away.

It also gives them more power and control As of right now, sharing physical and easier and better than sharing digital in most cases All digital gets rid of physical sharing, trading with friends/family, and trading games in And refunds, in most cases Its also means harder to buy kids video games. I remember loving the surprise of video games for Christmas and Birthdays. Though, its basically giving them a card with money multiple times, except for the odd game with its own card like TotK But thats more a personal thing, so

adjl posted...

The 72/28 split is specific to consoles, but that's the revenue split, and a huge portion of console revenue has come from games like Fortnite that - by virtue of being F2P online games - aren't going to get a physical release (ignoring that Fortnite did have a physical release before PUBG's success prompted them to pivot into being a F2P battle royale). I'm not sure how sales themselves break down, though I have little difficulty believing that digital is dominating direct sales revenue as well. The convenience factor plays a non-trivial role in purchasing decisions, particularly when it comes to sales and impulse buys (physical games are inherently more effort to find sales for and buy, so there's more opportunity for a prospective customer to change their mind).

I think %off sales are about even Though, in stores, I usually see the buy 2 get 1 free sales or the buy 1 get one half off sales often enough But yeah. While I do know digital has a lot, I do think many might have come from games that just dont have physical. Not all, of course Like you said, it is convenient Not to ma toon the push for it Many games are giving away digital only gifts these days. Like Fire Emblem Hope giving out an Owl that can only come with a digital purchase that gives owl feathers, which is a loved gift for everyone Or how Raincode gave some sort of booklet or something with the digital only purchase, and cant be bought separately So, they are pushing, and asking game devs to help push