Soon PlayStation will be the only high end Console platform to offer physical games

[Etifilio]

Xbox is becoming even more irrelevant to publishers now that they'll cut physical copies, the sales that are already low due to smaller install base are getting even worse, that solidifies PlayStation as the only high end console platform to offer a physical option for gamers, on PlayStation (40%) and Nintendo (50%) platforms physical represents 90% of the entirety of the physical market in the US, in the Insomniac leaks, we saw Digital vs Physical attatch rate for PlayStation first party and PHYSICAL REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY of the sales

some examples for current gen (PS5) games:

Demon's Souls: 30% Digital, 70% Physical
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart: 24% Digital, 76% Physical
Spiderman Miles Morales: 34% Digital, 66% Physical
Sackboy a Big Adventure: 23% Digital, 77% Physical

it's clear the Physical format on PlayStation is not going anywhere, the PS6 will have a disc drive option, and if physical sales remain strong, the PS7 will have it too

 

[Etifilio]

whenever an Xbox fan tries to justify Microsoft killing physical media because it's the future and PlayStation will follow suit, show them these numbers, it's impossible for Sony to cut physical games on PlayStation, they would lose 60/70% of their own first party game sales

 

[Jim Ryan]

Exactly

 

[Etifilio]

the only games that had 50%+ digital ratio are MLB The Show (avaliable on Xbox and Nintendo) and Predator Hunting Ground (avaliable on PC)

 

[shrike0fth0rns]

Xbox is becoming even more irrelevant to publishers now that they'll cut physical copies, the sales that are already low due to smaller install base are getting even worse, that solidifies PlayStation as the only console platform to offer a physical option for gamers, on PlayStation (40%) and Nintendo (50%) platforms physical represents 90% of the entirety of the physical market in the US, in the Insomniac leaks, we saw Digital vs Physical attatch rate for PlayStation first party and PHYSICAL REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY of the sales

some example for current gen (PS5) games:

Demon's Souls: 30% Digital, 70% Physical
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart: 24% Digital, 76% Physical
Spiderman Miles Morales: 34% Digital, 66% Physical
Sackboy a Big Adventure: 23% Digital, 77% Physical

it's clear the Physical format on PlayStation is not going anywhere, the PS6 will have a disc drive option, and if physical sales remain strong, the PS7 will have it too

As it should be

 

[Etifilio]

Exactly

just look at Asia, Xbox WOULD DIE to have such a strong physical presence there, 80% of games in that region are being bought physically, Xbox is INVISIBLE to japanese people

 

[Bryank75]

just look at Asia, Xbox WOULD DIE to have such a strong physical presence there, 80% of games in that region are being bought physically, Xbox is INVISIBLE to japanese people

PlayStation should be identifying the unique selling points of PlayStation and what resonates with their customers, like physical and exclusives and leaning into them harder.

Better showcases and communication with fans too.

 

[Shadow2027]

the xbox shills already saying cause digital is the future and it cuts out the middle man, thus the company and deva make more.
But doesn’t it also diminish your presence in the mind of the consumers in retail spaces, really cuts down on gift buying for others and further incentivizes retailers themselves to not push your hardware product. Likely to further decrease game and hardware sales

 

[Etifilio]

the xbox shills already saying cause digital is the future and it cuts out the middle man, thus the company and deva make more.
But doesn’t it also diminish your presence in the mind of the consumers in retail spaces, really cuts down on gift buying for others and further incentivizes retailers themselves to not push your hardware product. Likely to further decrease game and hardware sales

they think people don't buy stuff at retail anymore, just because Xbox is dead and can't sell games physically or digitally, they think this reality applies to all platforms, they use PC as an example, but forget PC is an open platform, with multiple stores, competition in prices (smaller prices) unlike consoles where you only have one store and prices are high ($70, on top of paying for online), + the fact that PC went all digital because Blu-Ray was never a standard, games were being shipped on DVD on 10 discs, it made no financial sense to publishers, contrary to consoles that have 4K Blu Ray drives with capacity to over 100GB per disc all built in the console

 

[Etifilio]

PlayStation should be identifying the unique selling points of PlayStation and what resonates with their customers, like physical and exclusives and leaning into them harder.

Better showcases and communication with fans too.

absolutely, they have now the power to be THE ONLY real console platform in the market, the visibility will be all theirs, physical game collectors are gonna be all in on PlayStation and Nintendo

 

[Etifilio]

it's gonna be really funny if Xbox becomes a full third party publisher and their first party games ship physically only on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms, poor Xbox physical game collectors, years of support and money invested and in return they get a huge middle finger, people like this guy

 

[Wraith Phantom]

This never hit so hard.

 

[JAHGamer]

it's gonna be really funny if Xbox becomes a full third party publisher and their first party games ship physically only on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms, poor Xbox physical game collectors, years of support and money invested and in return they get a huge middle finger, people like this guy

I don't feel bad for these chumps at all, these guys cry about lack of physical games and JRPGs but choose to remain loyal to a platform that has the worst support of both. They do it to themselves, maybe one day they'll learn to put their own enjoyment over being a corporate slave

 

[Gamernyc78]

I don't feel bad for these chumps at all, these guys cry about lack of physical games and JRPGs but choose to remain loyal to a platform that has the worst support of both. They do it to themselves, maybe one day they'll learn to put their own enjoyment over being a corporate slave

To be honest these ppl should be boycotting and picketing in front of Microsoft main headquarters, Xbox headquarters, etc..

 

[Etifilio]

I don't feel bad for these chumps at all, these guys cry about lack of physical games and JRPGs but choose to remain loyal to a platform that has the worst support of both. They do it to themselves, maybe one day they'll learn to put their own enjoyment over being a corporate slave

now they'll have even less JRPG and japanese game support, unless MS pays a huge amount of money to put these games on Xbox, i don't see publishers even considering porting it to a platform where they won't have a physical presence at retail and won't have significant presence on digital either

 

[Etifilio]

To be honest these ppl should be boycotting and picketing in front of Microsoft main headquarters, Xbox headquarters, etc..

they think GamePass will benefit them, but once MS removes the option for you to really own the game, you'll have just the option to buy it digitally, where you basically rent a license that can be revoked at any time, and GamePass will have increase in price every year, it's the only way they can make money in the future, all subscription services did that, just look at Netflix

 

[balrogboy]

it's gonna be really funny if Xbox becomes a full third party publisher and their first party games ship physically only on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms, poor Xbox physical game collectors, years of support and money invested and in return they get a huge middle finger, people like this guy

"Please"
lol

 

[JAHGamer]

now they'll have even less JRPG and japanese game support, unless MS pays a huge amount of money to put these games on Xbox, i don't see publishers even considering porting it to a platform where they won't have a physical presence at retail and won't have significant presence on digital either

To be honest these ppl should be boycotting and picketing in front of Microsoft main headquarters, Xbox headquarters, etc..

They need to get a clue and move over to PlayStation and Nintendo if they really care about physical games or JRPGs, it's clear they're not real fans but just want to be included in the conversation.....They're used to Microsoft subsidizing their gaming and expect every other company to do so now as well...

 

[balrogboy]

its a grave that MS dug themselves. They pretty much forced consumers to join gamepass because, why would you not?. Why waste money in a game that will be free day 1? they arent selling consoles and they arent selling games, its coming to a point where its barely worth even porting these games to xbox.

 

[Bryank75]

Physical forever