US Physical Game Sales Hit Record Low, Strengthening Sony’s Disc-Phaseout Case
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US July physical game spending fell to a record $85 million, reinforcing Sony’s plan to stop producing new PlayStation discs in 2028 as hardware spending slid 29% YoY; Nintendo led physical sales while Sony trailed, underscoring the broader digital shift and the financial strain of maintaining a disc distribution pipeline.
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- 63% of new physical games sold this year in the US have been on Nintendo platforms Nintendo Everything
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