'Brick and mortar game retail is doomed' — Analysts report $7.2 billion second-hand game market could be in danger thanks to Sony's plan to retire the production of physical discs
Analysts predict the $7.2 billion used game market is in danger due to Sony's plan to end the production of physical discs starting in January 2028. Experts like Michael Pachter believe this will lead to the demise of brick-and-mortar game retail, while others like Kazunori Ito note that the market will shrink and eventually disappear. Sony cites a shift towards digital sales and community preference as reasons for the change.
- Entities
- Person: Serkan Toto
- Company: Sony
- Topic: Physical Media
- Person: Kazunori Ito
- Company: Kantan Games
- Topic: Used Game Market
- Person: Michael Pachter
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