34% of Console Games Come to Retail

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The latest findings from the Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) group suggest an all-digital future may be closer than we think.

GamesIndustry reports that according to EEDAR's findings, the number of games released physically on Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony hardware has declined from 383 copies in 2008 to 145 in 2014.

Conversely, the drop of physical releases has been countered by the rise of digital. In 2008, 102 games were released onto digital storefronts, whereas in 2014, the number rose to 279. Now, virtually all games released physically also see a release on digital storefronts.

A similar trend has been seen among publishers, as the number of active physical game publishers has decreased from 82 in 2011 to 46 in 2014. On the digital end, 146 publishers released games in the digital-only space in 2014. This is the highest number in history. EEDAR credits this resurgence to the "growing digital ecosystem" and "more robust digital storefront experiences" on current consoles.

The digital market also offers a diverse range of publishers where the larger companies do not overshadow the smaller ones, thus leveling out the playing field for both triple-A and indie games alike.

Another recent study also found that while mobile gaming is incredibly popular, console gaming still earns the greatest amount of money.
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truly sad news.
 
It would be good news if networks were better, console storage was larger and the stores worked like Steam in the fact of having substantial discounts rather than like $5 off a really old games full retail price.
 
This is too bad that so many games are never released. I think there should be a site where people get to help finish unfinished games by donating money, or their time, so the game can be released.
 
froggyboy604 said:
This is too bad that so many games are never released. I think there should be a site where people get to help finish unfinished games by donating money, or their time, so the game can be released.
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heads up, they are released. Just digitally and not on discs in retail stores.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
heads up, they are released. Just digitally and not on discs in retail stores.
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I see. It is too bad so many games are not release on disc. Maybe there should be smaller stores, vending machines, or online website which sell less popular games on disc instead of forcing people to buy games digitally which can be annoying if you have a slower or unreliable internet connection, or if you want to sell, trade, or borrow the games in the future when you finished them like disc games.
 
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