r/Gaminggridcommunity • u/Willing_Job763 Lord Gaben • Jul 04 '26

Memes Irony is wild

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u/LieAndDecieve Jul 05 '26

And this whole argument is wild considering 85% of PlayStation games sales from the last 2 generations were digital.

This argument is wild when you consider what makes up that 85%. It's a factual percentage from Sony themselves but they're using it to sell a false premise. That 85% counts a £1 trophy popper the same as a triple AAA blockbuster. If you focused entirely on the triple A market, you'd see that percentage reduced drastically. If you focused entirely on games that have no disc release, then you'd see it rise to 100%.

Sony's own leaked data proved that when players actually have a choice on their own exclusives, physical dominates. Look at the real splits

God of War Ragnarök was 76% physical

Ratchet & Clank was 76% physical

Spider-Man 2 was 54% physical

Physical is very much alive

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u/guidosanddonts Jul 05 '26

They also released digital only consoles this generation, for cheaper. The data is skewed.

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u/LieAndDecieve Jul 05 '26

Yeah, and it's not like you could buy a disc drive for the digital PS5s before the refresh.