It is known that in recent years digital media has become more widespread. Given console game sales in 2023, more than 83% of game sales will be digital downloads. But the PlayStation console appears to be bucking the trend, with actual sales reportedly being well above market averages.
There is information that fans of the game purchase up to 50% of PlayStation 1st Party games in physical form. This information matches the news leaked from the Insomniac Games hack, which states that game sales on PlayStation come from physical game sales.
For example, God of War Ragnarok was reported to have sold 15 million copies, bringing the game's estimated physical sales to 8 million, with the majority of digital sales reportedly being for the PS5 version.
As for the famous game The Last of Us Part 2, it sold more than 10 million copies, of which 6.3 million were sold digitally, meaning 40% of physical copies were sold. It's understandable because the game was released in 2020, when the Covid-19 outbreak was at its worst, making purchasing the game disc more difficult than downloading it.
Sales of “Ghost of Tsushima” tend to follow the same trend. Because there is information that approximately 50% of sales are sales of game discs. Previously, Sony opened a new gaming disc factory in Brazil. In order to produce gaming discs for sale in South America. This means that Sony will continue to prioritize physical game sales where they are still being marketed.
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