Xbox may stop selling physical games
No, this article is not to encourage the “console war”, which is one of the stupidest things in the world of video games. However, it’s no secret that most players now buy their games in digital versions, leaving physical games in the background.
Physical versions represent a little more freedom, as this allows you to lend, rent, give away or even resell a game, as this is not possible in a digital version (maybe one day manufacturers find a way to allow this). Xbox, in particular, has to face a new reality: according to some current information, several European retailers want to remove physical Xbox games from their store shelves.
The cause? Only because of bad sales figures. The fact that the PlayStation 5 is much more popular than the Xbox Series X|S, especially in Europe, could also have some impact. In this regard, as the market develops, it appears that it is no longer worth it for some retailers to store their store space with Xbox games, which are rarely sold anyway.
In recent days, rumors have emerged that Microsoft has internally closed the department responsible for bringing physical games (on disc) to stores. However, this does not necessarily mean a complete departure from this area, as the company could perhaps simply hand over this task to third parties, and thus save some money.
Furthermore, last year, some Microsoft documents appeared on the Web that showed a new version of the Xbox Series X without a disc drive. Microsoft later confirmed the veracity of these documents, but remained open to changing plans. Market researchers said it was logical for Microsoft to exit the disc games market, as currently more than 80% of AAA games are sold purely digitally for Xbox consoles. Then we have a Game Pass with more and more subscribers, and for most Xbox console owners this is the perfect solution, as they have access to hundreds of (digital) games and don’t need to buy any games.
Either way, it’s a matter of time before physical games disappear completely, even for PlayStation consoles. There are those who claim that the PlayStation 5 is the last Sony console to support disc games, and the launch of the Slim version is the first step towards putting an end to this situation once and for all. And if that’s really true, it looks like Microsoft is already getting ahead of the curve, and is once again one step ahead of Sony.
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