- New data shows Resident Evil Requiem physical sales were in high demand in various regions.
- The disc copies of the game sold more than digital copies in France and Japan.
- The divide between digital and physical copies was also quite low in several other countries.
It’s become clear that physical games have been declining over the last decade, pushing Sony to announce that it’s ending disc production starting in 2028. Other publishers are also expected to follow suit, which has drawn a lot of backlash from the gaming scene.
However, new data reveals that physical game sales are tied more to the region than we thought. While they are declining in the US and some other Western countries, disc games are still selling like hotcakes in several other major regions around the world.
This trend becomes clear if Resident Evil Requiem’s physical vs. digital sales split is examined across several countries.
Why it matters: Resident Evil Requiem physical vs. digital sales distribution reveals that disc copies were still in high demand across several countries worldwide. This data shows that the prevalence of disc sales is tied heavily to the region.
Analyst Christopher Dring shared Ampere data for Resident Evil Requiem sales on Twitter, highlighting just how well its disc edition has sold in some countries. For example, 55% of Requiem copies sold in France were physical, while this number was over 51% for Japan.
Meanwhile, 43% of game sales in Australia were physical, while they sat at 40% in the UK.
However, disc sales were only 22% in the US, as you’d expect. Regardless, the data shows that the boxed edition of Resident Evil Requiem sold quite well in several countries worldwide.
This data also undermines the argument that disc sales are declining worldwide at the same rate.
However, the latest Capcom earnings reports also showed that over 90% of its sales were digital, but Chris argued that the remaining 10% of the physical business is still in the billions of dollars.
But the company still isn’t concerned with physical game cancellations, saying that it won’t have much impact.
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