Comment on Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN

• Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I got confused but the following:

  While Circana reports that content spending was up 1% year-over-year to $4.8 billion, that’s with subscription spending rising 16% and 2% growth in mobile.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That’s just saying overall revenue is up, but that includes digital sales like subscriptions and mobile storefront sales.

    While physical sales are down, the digital sales make up for the loss to the point of actually being a 1% gain.

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    • Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If it refers to the total games software market (digital sales, physical sales, micro-transactions, subscriptions and mobile), then I think I my point stands.

      I wasn’t sure if “content spending” excludes say micro-transactions for software that is not available physically.

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I mean Valve sells the Steam Deck(s)?

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The steamdeck is physical software? I thought it was hardware with digital software.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Read it again:

      Physical software and hardware sales

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  • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I say this as someone who loves their Steam Deck… Steam Deck sales are insignificant compared to consoles.

    6 million in 3 years:

    birchtree.me/…/steam-deck-sales-numbers-are-in-an…

    The Switch 2 has sold over 10 million, June to September. 3 months. There has been another 3 months since then.

    variety.com/…/nintendo-switch-2-sales-10-million-…

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No one said it was significant.

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Of course, there’s a significant difference between the two, as a Switch 2 is the only way to play Switch 2 games, while you can play Steam games on a multitude of devices, including other portable ones.

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      • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        And more significantly, the Switch 2 is for kids. There’s no sizable youth market for the Steam Deck.

        But out of all the handheld PCs, the Steam Deck is #1, so that should give you some idea about the sales on the others. 😉

        theverge.com/…/steam-deck-3-year-anniversary-hand…

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