Physical Media Being Removed From Stores
2024 gave us more and more signs that physical media’s presence is dwindling. In 2024 we saw reports that retailers didn’t want to carry physical Xbox games. We also got confirmation from Best Buy that it was done selling some DVDs and Blu-Rays in its retail stores. It was also confirmed that Target was cutting back on the number of DVDs it carries in stores.
Now, both retailers did pledge to keep selling physical games for now. But considering how popular the all-digital Xbox Series S is, and how big a chunk of the industry’s sales digital games make up in 2024, it’s not unlikely that in the near future, retailers won’t stock physical games anymore.
Luckily, we can still buy stuff digitally and that’s much more reliable! I mean, digital stores don’t just shut down or anything, right? Let’s move onto the next slide…
