How these new tariffs will leave an impact on US gamers
These US tariffs may not directly impact the countries where many game developers are based, but they will have a noticeable impact on physical media.
video games
March 5, 2025
Boxed Games are Now Only 5% of Market; Almost Ceased to Exist on PC
On PC, boxed editions of games are almost non-existent. This is according to a summary of the market in 2023, which was prepared by GamesIndustry.biz.
video games
December 21, 2023
Alan Wake 2 Without Boxed Edition; Devs Explain Controversial Decision
Remedy has made a controversial decision - Alan Wake 2 will be available for purchase only digitally regardless of the platform. We know the contents of the various editions of the game.
video games
May 25, 2023
Sony Reports: Boxes Dying Out, Microtransactions Worth More Than Games
Sony's new financial report shows that microtransactions are the biggest source of revenue for PlayStation games. In the light of this news it's no surprise that the corporation has as many as 10 live-service game planned.
video games
February 8, 2022
The Last Stronghold of Boxed Games; Switch Rules on Amazon
Amazon has released its list of best-selling games for 2021. It shows that the Switch is the last stronghold of boxed versions. Games designed for Nintendo's console took as many as nineteen positions in the TOP 20.
video games
December 29, 2021
Hideo Kojima Fears the Death of Physical Media
Hideo Kojima is critical of the inevitable trend towards digitization of media. The death of physical media will not do us any good, he claims.
video games
August 7, 2021
Digital Distribution Dominates Game Market in UK in 2020
The past year on the UK game market belonged to digital distribution. The best-selling title was FIFA 21, while the best-selling console was the Nintendo Switch.
video games
January 12, 2021
Boxed PlayStation Games in Retreat
The sales of boxed versions of games are becoming less and less important for the PlayStation brand - in the past quarter it generated only 6% of revenues related to digital entertainment. 74% of games were sold through digital distribution and most of the money is earned by expansions and microtransactions.
video games
August 5, 2020
80% of Capcom's Game Sales are Digital
Already 80% of games with Capcom's logo are purchased digitally. The publisher wants to improve this result, but does not intend to abandon boxes yet.
video games
July 10, 2020
Borderlands 3 Shows That Boxed Editions Are a Thing of the Past
Borderlands 3 had a very good start. The boxed edition of the game was the biggest sales hit of the year in Great Britain. Despite its success, the result achieved by the latest installment of the popular looter-shooter series is only half as good as in the case of its predecessor. The same applies to Gears 5.
video games
September 16, 2019
Blu-ray Sales Drop by Half in 5 Years
THEME report, prepared by the Motion Picture Association of America proves that Blu-ray discs are becoming less and less popular.
hardware & software
April 15, 2019
47% of EA Console Sales in 2018 Were Digital
The popularity of digital distribution keeps on growing. As much as half of console games sold by EA last year were bought without a physical medium.
video games
February 7, 2019