Capcom says it expects little to no operational impact from a future with less physical game media. In its latest quarterly earnings materials, the company states that “approximately 90 percent” of its unit sales are digital. Capcom was asked about the mid-to-long-term implications of the contraction of the physical games market, which is being accelerated by PlayStation’s plan to stop production of PS5 discs in January 2028. Capcom responded that it “does not anticipate a significant impact” on its operations from the shrinking physical market. Across the outlets covering the earnings Q&A, the emphasis is on Capcom’s heavy reliance on digital sales, which reduces the extent to which a decline in physical distribution would affect its business. The reporting reflects that Capcom is not treating the disc-free transition as a major risk to its sales performance or operational plans, based on its current sales mix.
Capcom says shrinking physical market won’t significantly affect its operations
Capcom says it expects little to no operational impact from a future with less physical game media. In its latest quarterly earnings materials, the company states that “approximately 90 percent” of it...
- Capcom reports that approximately 90% of its unit sales are digital.
- Capcom is asked about the potential impact of a shrinking physical games market.
- Capcom says it does not anticipate a significant impact on its operations.
- Sony plans to stop PS5 disc production from January 2028.
- The discussion is based on Capcom’s latest quarterly earnings Q&A.
Capcom has revealed that "approximately 90 percent of [its] unit sales are digital," in its latest quarterly earnings report, noting the Japanese publisher "does not anticipate a significant impact" on its operations as PlayStation gets ready to kill off physical media by 2028. Read more
3 hours ago"Approximately 90% of our unit sales are digital".The idea of a potential all-digital future is still very much doing the rounds at the moment, with Sony confirming that it will be ceasing the production of PS5 discs from January 2028 (and if you thought it might reverse course, think again).One company that doesn't seem too fussed about such an eventuality is Capcom. During a Q&A session for its latest financial release, it was asked what kind of impact it anticipates from the shrinking physical media market. The answer? Basically no impact at all.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
3 hours ago"We do not anticipate a significant impact".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.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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