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Physical game sales in 2024 were less than half what they were as recently as 2021 , an analyst says.
The writing has been on the wall since 2020 , when Microsoft and Sony introduced their next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles with versions that didn’t have a place to put your discs.
Microsoft hasn't been particularly secretive about its interest in a heavily digital future.
While physical media sales are on the decline, New York University games professor Joost van Dreunen points out that the sales of physical video game accessories have been “skyrocketing” The PC games market may be mostly digital on Steam , but sales of things like custom controllers, screens, chairs, and headphones are a “huge category”.
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