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Publisher Capcom has shared a short but decisive comment with regards to the shrinking physical games market — which is of course being expedited by PlayStation's plan to stop making discs.
In its latest financial results, the Japanese company was asked what impact it expects in the mid-to-long term with the contraction of physical games. The answer is very to the point.
"Approximately 90% of our unit sales are digital," Capcom says. "We do not anticipate a significant impact at this time."
In other words, the publisher isn't worried at all about physical games going away, because they represent only a small percentage of its sales.
This lines up with other statistics reported from Sony and US analysts Circana (formerly NPD). Sony's latest financials indicate about 82% of software sales were digital in the last quarter; Circana lays out the US market pretty clearly, showing a big decline in physical sales over the years.
The rise of digital games is something we've all been aware of, and with publishers like Capcom now reporting a vast majority are buying their games from places like PS Store and Steam, the writing's been on the wall for physical games for a long time.
Sony's ripping the band aid off a bit earlier than many anticipated, and the result has been a strong backlash, which remains clear to see across its social media — though it's apparently not affecting the company at all.
The platform holder has recently acknowledged the negative feedback, but it's undeterred in moving forward with the discontinuation of discs starting January 2028.