In less then a decade, consumer spending on PlayStation 4 underwent a total digital shift, which was accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In Sony's fiscal year 2021 (ending March 2022), only 20 percent of PS4 consumer spending was disc-based, with digital content accounting for 80 percent of revenue. This is a reversal from FY2013.
Distribution of digital and physical PlayStation 4 consumer spending worldwide from fiscal year 2013 to 2021, by type
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Sony. (May 26, 2022). Distribution of digital and physical PlayStation 4 consumer spending worldwide from fiscal year 2013 to 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311291/ps4-digital-physical-consumer-spend-share/
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