Digital version of games they increasingly dominate physical publications. Collector’s Editions are an exception. Ubisoft doesn’t expect boxed games to disappear completely. However, the renowned analyst warns that more games will be released digitally in the future.
There will always be a small group of players who will prefer the game on disc, says Ubisoft CEO Chris Earley. It reminds collector’s edition market and make games accessible to people who want to easily buy them in the store for themselves or as gifts for friends or family.
The question is how large a group of buyers does a publisher need to remain interested in producing and distributing physical editions. Early predicts sales will continue to decline, although he doesn’t think it will go away completely.
The gradual adoption of gaming via the cloud will be important. Early believes streaming will continue to grow. This is in line with the Ubisoft CEO’s opinion. Yves Guillemot recently stated in an interview with the Financial Times that Ubisoft wants to become the Netflix of gaming. That’s why he put up the money and negotiated with Microsoft for cloud gaming rights outside the European Economic Area for all Activision Blizzard games for 15 years, including all related expansion packs. Activision Blizzard games will be available also available with Ubisoft+ subscription. However, here the company does not want to rush things and wants to first prepare and test everything properly.
Digital game sales continue to grow. Sony said that for its most recent fiscal year, which ended in March, Digital versions accounted for 67% of the 264.2 million PlayStation games sold.. According to the information leak, Microsoft is preparing for next year All-digital Xbox Series X console And Alan Wake 2 will be released digitally only. This will reduce the price of the game.
That’s why analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana trains players on this Digital game releases for consoles will become commonplace in the next few years. As for PlayStation and Xbox, he expects that Nintendo probably won’t be moving as fast by 2028. On the other hand, it may surprise you.
Source :Indian TV
