• julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    Couldn’t find a good primary source to dig into it. But from Ipsos:

    “I believe the preference for physical discs amongst next gen gamers reflects the potential value they derive from the pre-owned market,” commented Ipsos director Ian Bramley to MCV, “which is holding up the preference for physical - this is unlike the music and film markets.”

    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/64-percent-prefer-physical-media-to-digital-distribution

    I’m sure there’s a lot of generational and market segment differences. I never really understood “collecting” games. But I guess people do that in digital too with their huge steam sale backlogs!