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Topic	Do you think next console generation will be the first all-digital consoles?
adjl 10/20/23 12:52:55 PM #12:	BADoglick posted... If anything go back to all physical. There's absolutely zero chance of that ever happening. Even beyond publishers preferring digital because it costs them less (while they charge the same amount), there are many, many games that would never have been published if they couldn't be published digitally, particularly in the indie sphere where distribution costs frequently make enough of a difference to dictate whether or not a game is viable. Digital has its drawbacks, absolutely, but it also has some very significant benefits that I don't think should ever go away. LinkPizza posted... Im not sure this definitely means that much. Like one of the articles said, it includes mobile The 72/28 split is specific to consoles, but that's the revenue split, and a huge portion of console revenue has come from games like Fortnite that - by virtue of being F2P online games - aren't going to get a physical release (ignoring that Fortnite did have a physical release before PUBG's success prompted them to pivot into being a F2P battle royale). I'm not sure how sales themselves break down, though I have little difficulty believing that digital is dominating direct sales revenue as well. The convenience factor plays a non-trivial role in purchasing decisions, particularly when it comes to sales and impulse buys (physical games are inherently more effort to find sales for and buy, so there's more opportunity for a prospective customer to change their mind). --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976764541] in Do you thi... [t:80598393]...</cite> <quote>BADoglick posted... </cite><quote>If anything go back to all physical.</quote>There's absolutely zero chance of that ever happening. Even beyond publishers preferring digital because it costs them less (while they charge the same amount), there are many, many games that would never have been published if they couldn't be published digitally, particularly in the indie sphere where distribution costs frequently make enough of a difference to dictate whether or not a game is viable. Digital has its drawbacks, absolutely, but it also has some very significant benefits that I don't think should ever go away.LinkPizza posted... </cite><quote>Im not sure this definitely means that much. Like one of the articles said, it includes mobile</quote>The 72/28 split is specific to consoles, but that's the revenue split, and a huge portion of console revenue has come from games like Fortnite that - by virtue of being F2P online games - aren't going to get a physical release (ignoring that Fortnite did have a physical release before PUBG's success prompted them to pivot into being a F2P battle royale). I'm not sure how sales themselves break down, though I have little difficulty believing that digital is dominating direct sales revenue as well. The convenience factor plays a non-trivial role in purchasing decisions, particularly when it comes to sales and impulse buys (physical games are inherently more effort to find sales for and buy, so there's more opportunity for a prospective customer to change their mind). --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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