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The video game industry is not ready to lose boxed games

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Nintendo Switch has been the dominant player at physical retail. Sales of new Switch games are still around 80% physical in Europe. That means if Nintendo has a quiet year, which it did in 2024, then that will have a direct impact on the boxed game sector overall.

Things are different with PlayStation, however. Across Europe in 2023, 55% of games sold on PS5 were downloaded, whereas that number jumped to 64% in 2024 (we're only counting games released digital and physically here, not digital-only releases).