With the best quarter ever for digital sales being recorded, a new report shows that online full-game sales are on the rise for PlayStation.
Sony might be planning for another period with the arrival of the PlayStation 5 yet that hasn’t halted the energy of current PlayStation deals. New reports from Sony’s quarterly profit have uncovered that deals did well amid the pandemic, however, the champion by a wide margin has been computerized games deals over physical buys.
Purchases via the PlayStation store have been increasing with each generation, but have done particularly well this quarter according to new statistics. Statistics revealed by an analyst with Niko Partners, Daniel Ahmad, have previously shown that Sony made an incredible amount of money from microtransactions and DLC content.
In a tweet, Ahmad revealed that this financial quarter was the best for overall network sales with digital full-game sales up 74% from 53%. These quarterly statistics cover the period from April to June and have likely been heavily influenced by the pandemic. With many retailers forced to close and customers being required to stay at home due to lockdowns, the pandemic has seen a clear impact on physical game sales.
It seems physical discs could become a thing of the past, meaning a disc-less PS5 could be very desirable. So it’s no wonder Sony is releasing a digital-only version of the PS5. When the PlayStation and Microsoft online stores include in-game content such as DLC or season passes with game purchases, it may not be enough to sway gamers. Stats from Sony have revealed that 112.3 million PS4 units have been shipped, which is an incredible achievement over seven years.
These sales have declined slightly, likely due to the upcoming PS5 release, and to cater to the expected increase in demand for the next-generation console. Sony has increased manufacturing to meet the holiday 2020 release date.
