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I believe they will cross 3 million something that doesn’t happen since PS2 days.
I don't see them managing to sell another 1 million PS5 between now and December honestly.
Don’t know where you’ve been hiding in order to avoid the information, but digital is huge in Japan for PlayStation, so boxed software sales really only serve to show how Nintendo and ultra-mainstream games are doing.
The difference is that now over 70% of PS sales are digital unlike in the FFXV days, and that the PS4 install base was higher when FFXV released than the PS5 is today.
Over 70% of PS5 sales are digital, which means aren't included in these numbers.
Not every game is going to have that ratio in Japan; for example, in the UK, where digital sales are higher than in Japan, FFXVI only had 56% digital and 44% physical. It's logical to assume the digital ratio for FFXVI in Japan to be lower than in the UK, so that 70% isn't happening in Japan.
As I remember "over 70%" was the worldwide average for PS5 games during the last quarter according to Sony. Some games may have more, some may have less.
Huge titles with mainstream marketing like FF will always have a lower digital split due to the amount of casual purchasers who are unaware of 90% of games still buying physical when they go to the local store for a game.
You'd be surprised how many people are totally unaware that a shitty little piece of plastic is not the only way to buy games these days.