Following the news that Best Buy will begin phasing out sales of physical media, it is claimed that Walmart plans to follow suit and start by discontinuing sales of physical Xbox games in the new year. .
this claim It comes from Josh Fairhurst., the CEO of Limited Run Games said on Twitter. He explained how he had heard rumors that Walmart would soon be “phasing out” physical games on Xbox, but further cuts could be made in the future, impacting other platforms.
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It was just yesterday that a representative from Ubisoft was explaining that there will always be a market for physical games. Today, reports suggesting the nation’s largest retailer is preparing to stop stocking physical media have disappeared. This will definitely be a blow to the market, but is it all inevitable?
As time goes on, we as gamers are becoming more and more digital. As cloud streaming services grow in popularity over time, and major technology companies like Microsoft and Sony develop consoles that are better suited to digital players, physical media is becoming almost obsolete for some consumers.
Josh Fairhurst believes Walmart (and potentially other retailers beyond that) will “further pare down” their physical gaming sections as 2024 unravels.
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