Comment on Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Why would any of that affect physical software? Does steam and gog sell cartridges or discs that I’m unaware of?

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  • Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I got confused but the following:

    While Circana reports that content spending was up 1% year-over-year to $4.8 billion, that’s with subscription spending rising 16% and 2% growth in mobile.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s just saying overall revenue is up, but that includes digital sales like subscriptions and mobile storefront sales.

      While physical sales are down, the digital sales make up for the loss to the point of actually being a 1% gain.

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      • Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        If it refers to the total games software market (digital sales, physical sales, micro-transactions, subscriptions and mobile), then I think I my point stands.

        I wasn’t sure if “content spending” excludes say micro-transactions for software that is not available physically.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I mean Valve sells the Steam Deck(s)?

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The steamdeck is physical software? I thought it was hardware with digital software.

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Read it again:

        Physical software and hardware sales

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    • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I say this as someone who loves their Steam Deck… Steam Deck sales are insignificant compared to consoles.

      6 million in 3 years:

      birchtree.me/…/steam-deck-sales-numbers-are-in-an…

      The Switch 2 has sold over 10 million, June to September. 3 months. There has been another 3 months since then.

      variety.com/…/nintendo-switch-2-sales-10-million-…

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        No one said it was significant.

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      • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Of course, there’s a significant difference between the two, as a Switch 2 is the only way to play Switch 2 games, while you can play Steam games on a multitude of devices, including other portable ones.

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• jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This is about physical sales, not digital.

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