People have already voted with their wallets at GameStop:
The CEO of GameStop — one of the world's largest video game retailers — has said that Sony’s decision to halt the production of physical game discs in 2028 is “totally irrelevant” to the company's business. Speaking to BloombergTech in an interview on Thursday, July 16, Ryan Cohen made the comments while responding to questions on how console makers’ going disc-less might affect GameStop amid the company's controversial bid to buy eBay.
When asked, “If the hardware makers are reportedly moving to disc-less on the console side, future game launches are digital only, where does that fit in for the business plan?” Cohen responded, “It doesn’t matter at all. Software, it mattered in the past. Software today makes up less than 12% of the business, and collectables makes up over half the business. So, it’s totally, totally irrelevant.”
Read the full article at Tom's Hardware.
Meanwhile 327,416 PS5 owners have digitally signed the Change.org petition to get Sony to change its mind while 98,483,331 PS5 owners can't be bothered because 99% of gamers really don't care.
By the way: "Meanwhile, revenue from collectibles — covering apparel, toys, trading cards, gadgets, other pop-culture products, and submission services for authentication and grading of trading cards — grew by 47%."
GameStop has a thriving business in dust collectors/gaming garbage that is growing by leaps and bounds. Why should they care about the vastly-shrinking physical disc market?
GameStop CEO says Sony's decision to go disc-less is 'totally irrelevant' — claims software, including physical discs, accounts for only 12% of the company's business
Software revenue fell by 27% in one yearThe CEO of GameStop — one of the world's largest video game retailers — has said that Sony’s decision to halt the production of physical game discs in 2028 is “totally irrelevant” to the company's business. Speaking to BloombergTech in an interview on Thursday, July 16, Ryan Cohen made the comments while responding to questions on how console makers’ going disc-less might affect GameStop amid the company's controversial bid to buy eBay.
When asked, “If the hardware makers are reportedly moving to disc-less on the console side, future game launches are digital only, where does that fit in for the business plan?” Cohen responded, “It doesn’t matter at all. Software, it mattered in the past. Software today makes up less than 12% of the business, and collectables makes up over half the business. So, it’s totally, totally irrelevant.”
Read the full article at Tom's Hardware.
Meanwhile 327,416 PS5 owners have digitally signed the Change.org petition to get Sony to change its mind while 98,483,331 PS5 owners can't be bothered because 99% of gamers really don't care.
By the way: "Meanwhile, revenue from collectibles — covering apparel, toys, trading cards, gadgets, other pop-culture products, and submission services for authentication and grading of trading cards — grew by 47%."
GameStop has a thriving business in dust collectors/gaming garbage that is growing by leaps and bounds. Why should they care about the vastly-shrinking physical disc market?
