Entries in 'physical' (44)
Rising Star 'won't abandon retail'
It may have launched a new digital label, but Rising Star has no plans to ditch boxed product.
Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US
US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title.
Vita software pricing confirms retail's worst fear
PlayStation Vita owners will face a very stark choice when the system arrives in the UK next year – pay a premium price for boxed games or a discounted price ...
New, boxed games lose out in US market
NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has claimed new, boxed game sales in the US accounted for the minority of the market in Q2 2011.
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Experts says digital will pass discs in two years
Sales of online games are expected to pass physical retail from 2013, an analyst at DFC Intelligence has claimed.
Disc-based games sales fall in US
A new report from The Entertainment Merchants Association has revealed that sales of physical games on disc declined significantly in 2010.
OnLive games coming to retail, TV firms seek bundle deals
OnLive CEO Steve Perlman has told MCV that next year some of OnLive’s publishing partners are planning to ship disc products that contain a code entitling consumers to play via ...
NPD and EEDAR join forces for digital charts
With the barebones bricks and mortar retail charts becoming increasingly redundant, two US bodies have joined forces to bring digital sales figures into the fray.
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EA: Boxed games just 55% of the market
The global games market is getting pretty close to a 50/50 split between digital and physical revenue, according to a senior EA Sports exec.
OPINION: Retail and the handheld revolution
With 3DS just weeks away, NGP on the horizon, and continued growth in iPad and mobile, 2011 is shaping up to be a transformative year for portable games.
EA: Digital to overtake physical in 2011
The switch from boxed to digital goods is going to happen far quicker than most of the industry has expected, according to EA CEO John Riccitiello.
Cataclysm shatters PC sales records
PC MMO title World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold 3.3m copies in its first 24 hours on sale, developer Blizzard has announced.
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Carmack predicts the death of discs
Twelve months after Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada predicted the demise of physical media, another games industry stalwart has declared that the days of packaged games are numbered.
Physical games market ‘will not recover’
The market boom that enveloped the video games market in 2008 will never again be recaptured, analyst Screen Digest has warned.
Screen Digest warns of market shrinkage
The UK market won’t recapture the Wii heyday of 2008 for some time, according to Screen Digest.
Blitz: No discs for PS4/Xbox720
Platform holders’ desire to gain complete control of the software retail chain will mean that the next generation of home consoles will not include any capacity for digital media, developer ...
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Boxed PC leads digital by 2.3m
Statistics from American sales analyst NPD claims that the boxed PC games market just managed to out-value digital sales in the US in 2009.
Physical media extinction ‘inevitable’
A cocktail of strong debate and sparkling wit was the outcome of sister site Develop’s first ever Jury Service feature, which resulted in a near-unanimous verdict that physical content is ...
Perry predicts death of physical media
Physical media is at the sunset of its lifespan. Eventually, all games will be based online.
