Capcom Shrugs Off PlayStation's All-Digital Future, Suggests Shrinking Physical Market Will Not Have a "Significant Impact" on Its Operations
Capcom said about 90% of its unit sales are digital and it does not expect a significant impact from the shrinking disc market.
- Japanese publisher Capcom revealed that approximately 90 percent of its unit sales are digital, stating it "does not anticipate a significant impact" on operations as the industry shifts away from physical media.
- Reporting a 68-percent increase in unit sales over 2025, the company saw net sales rise 54.7 percent and ordinary profit climb 81.1 percent, buoyed by Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem.
- Other publishers embrace the shift; Sega noted it believes "a digital shift is crucial" to industry longevity, while Nintendo reported its digital sales ratio rose to 61.5 percent.
- Critics argue that removing disc options is "not nothing," warning the loss could alienate up to 10 percent of customers and prove detrimental to end users.
- PlayStation maintains plans to ditch physical discs entirely by 2028 despite consumer resistance, while Xbox develops a system to transfer game licenses from physical discs to digital ownership.
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