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A digital only storefront will be the end of gaming. We already saw it with the Vita.
People go to a store to buy the hardware:
"Wait, why aren't there any games?"
Well, it won't be the end of gaming, but maybe the end of console gaming. Why buy a console when you can get a wider selection of games with a PC?
This would make sense if Steam didn't exist and is arguably the most consumer friendly of the storefronts
And if people weren't increasingly choosing to not shop in brick & mortar stores anyway. The big high street game retailer in my country has mostly transitioned to being a nerd-culture merch shop rather than somewhere that actually stocks any games other than the Sims, CoD or EAFC.
I won't spend top dollar on digital games. I'm giving up a lot, so I demand lower prices.
I'm curious what the split is on new games though. I know there's a 90% digital metric that gets thrown around. But I think that's a lot of cheaper games and sales. I want to know what the split is on full priced games.
A lot of digital games can be sold for a cheaper "full price" than physical ones ever could though because of the inherent costs of the inefficient physical distribution network.
That's a good point. I haven't bought a physical game for a few years now and I'm certainly not buying anything digital close to full price. The majority is probably under £10.
Steam deck is digital only and is selling like hot cakes.
Steamdecks aren't dependent on physical stores to sell hardware.
That was true last generation of consoles but nowadays I suspect it is very different.
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