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US physical game spend ‘has halved since 2021’ - Boxed game spend is down more than 85% since its peak in 2008, according to circana data
Boxed game spend is down more than 85% since its peak in 2008, according to Circana data…
Player spending habits have steadily migrated to digital for more than a decade, driven by faster internet speeds, the emergence of online marketplaces on consoles, and live service games funded by microtransactions. Circana data, supplied executive director Mat Piscatella this week, suggests that the migration towards digital has accelerated since the pandemic. And while more Europeans bought Astro Bot as a physical boxed game, Warhammer 40k: Space Marineâs sales were overwhelmingly digital.
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