Disc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Sales
Disc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Sales
Gamers still want the option for discs as over 80% of all PS5 console sales in the US have been for the disc edition.
Sony would have more digital sales if they didn't fuck with people's libraries. The only way to be sure that you can still play some PS games is to have a physical copy.
Gee…
And how many digital editions were sold to people who wished they could have gotten one with a disc drive?
The numbers are in, Sony. Don’t sit there and say ‘Nobody wants to buy discs anymore.’ Almost everyone. Almost everyone wants to buy discs anymore.
Any time a company says "People don't want x" what they mean is "We don't want people to want x", usually due to money, effort, control, or a mixture of the three.
How come console gamers are the only ones still making a push for discs?
Because it all routes through one digital storefront without the possibility of competition, so digital pricing on console storefronts is artificially high.
Plus, they’ve already shut down stores on older consoles and people have lost games. That’s less likely as console companies learn how to make competent digital storefronts and account systems, many have felt the burn of losing all your digital purchases on console and won’t let it happen twice.
I ended up with a disc console, but I admit it makes up a minority of my usage. I just wanted to be able to play old PS4 games, and blu-ray movies. Most of the games I play are on PS+ or purchased digitally.
My main use the disc drive is used games.
why does it matter when the disc for a game is now basically just a download code? the studios have already won this battle.
It matters because you can get used games for sometimes a tenth of the price they charge on the digital store.
I must be in the minority that prefers digital and went digital for good since the 7th generation, SCII HD bought on the X360 still plays on XSX. I only buy physical when it is an import not available in the store in my country such as DOAX3, thank you Play Asia. I have a diskless XBox and Playstation, so I play the imported games on the Switch. If I didn't have a Switch and if the Playstation versions weren't more censored I might see a reason to get a disk drive for it.