Subj : Sony reveals that physical software only accounted for 3% of Play
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Date : Tue Sep 16 2025 12:15:09

Sony reveals that physical software only accounted for 3% of PlayStation 
sales in the last year, only further fuelling the fire that the PS6 will 
continue the embrace of digital gaming

Date:
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:13:18 +0000

Description:
Physical game sales on PS5 are seemingly going the way of the Dodo, as Sony 
releases some staggering statistics in its corporate report.

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ion maker Sony has confirmed that physical media makes up just 3% of its 
gaming revenue PS5 models no longer launch with a disc drive PlayStation 6 
has been rumored to be all digital when it launches 

The subject of game preservation has been at the forefront of people's minds 
with the advent of Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Cards, following on from 
digital-only Xbox and PC releases. However, to its credit, Sony has tried to 
keep physical PS5 games on store shelves. 

Still, that could be set to change with the companys latest corporate report 
suggesting that PS5 disc sales make up just 3% of Sonys overall gaming 
revenue. 

As reported by Eurogamer , that figure was twice as much (6%) in 2020 - the 
same year the PS5 arrived, with a disc drive included. 

In the years since, Sony has not only slimmed down the PS5 by removing the 
disc drive, but has released the PS5 Pro sans disc drive, too. 

Its a little chicken and egg, then - did the PS5 getting slimmer stop players 
buying physical games, or did they stop buying them before Sony removed the 
disc drive? 

In any case, the end result is the same, with the sale of physical media 
making up a very small proportion of its revenue. Given rumors that the 
PlayStation 6 could arrive without a disc drive, it doesnt appear that Sony 
is ready to change that narrative, either. 

Digital software accounts for 20% of Sonys gaming revenue, and its not hard 
to imagine the other major console manufacturers are seeing similar patterns. 

 We reported yesterday that another big third-party title was making its way 
to Switch 2 on a Game Key card because its cartridges cap out at 64GB 
capacity, while Microsoft has long been putting digital codes in boxes, even 
for its first-party titles. 

While having a digital version of a game might not seem like a huge 
difference at present, by the time newer consoles are here, itll likely be 
harder to access games you purchased on PS5. Were already seeing the 
challenges of live service games shutting down and even their disc versions 
being rendered useless, and some of those kicked off just last generation. 
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unted-for-3-percent-of-playstation-sales-in-the-last-year-only-further-fuellin
g-the-fire-that-the-ps6-will-continue-the-embrace-of-digital-gaming


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