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Resident Evil: Requiem Reaches Up to 55% Physical Sales in Some Regions

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Sony's move away from physical games has been the source of much criticism, but the gaming giant has remained insistent that the move is the correct one, arguing that the majority of game sales are digital. However, some of the pushback against this idea hinged on the fact that the smaller markets often depended on access to physical games media due to restricted internet access. Recently, Christopher Dring, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of The…
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The end of physical discs could pave the way for lower prices and more promotions on the PlayStation Store, as record labels compete more directly for gamers' money. According to Jacob Navok, former director of business development at Square Enix, digital games on the PlayStation Store may become cheaper with the progressive disappearance of physical discs. The former executive believes that a greater concentration of sales in the digital realm …

The debate that physical media are on the descending branch is not new. Whether the feeling of touching the pack of a game is as undesirable as Sony's recent announcement suggests is by no means certain. From January 2028, the Japanese company wants to herald the end of physical media, which makes sense from its point of view for various reasons. Fans of packs and discs, of course, see this differently, but the question also arose as to how the …

News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. The fall of the physical format does not progress the same in all markets, and Resident Evil Requiem leaves a fairly clear example. Although Sony has already announced the end of record production since 2028 and several publishers could follow that path, new data show that physical copies still have a lot of strength in several regions. The contrast with the United States …

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gamesradar broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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