EA: digital sales will eventually overtake boxed games

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In an interview with Reuters, Moore explained that while EA will move in the direction of digital sales as the market demands it, boxed software sales will continue as long as the market for it survives.
"There will come a point, whether it is two or three years from now, when we say 'we are doing more in digital media now than we are in physical media,' and it's clearly ... not far away," Moore said.

Reuters points out that EA's expected packaged goods revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2013 is $2.6 billion, with digital products expected to bring in $1.7 billion, while its digital revenue increased by 55 percent in the first quarter of that year.

Moore insisted that boxed media will stick around for a while, saying "we will never abandon physical media. As long as the consumer wants to buy something on a disc, we will be there to offer it."

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/362521/ea-digital-sales-will-eventually-overtake-boxed-games/

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CearnsyPosted:

I prefer disk's so i can stay at a friends and take it with me

MazurPosted:

it's because boxed games are so dang expensive that the digital ones would sell more

CraigPosted:

Have a cloud storage but for games!

TTG-FlashingPosted:

yes, they will lose money, i rather have discs so i can take it places and play on different xbox's

StarifyPosted:

I believe they are ready for digital sales only right now.

SwiftPosted:

Well they might be losing a lot of money by doing this.

SayPosted:

Well EA still needs to learn that all of their games arent worth $60, take a note from steam and actually give a discount.

CynderPosted:

FMC
THECARJACKER New game smell.....


I sit and smell it for like 5 minutes before I play it.


lol I do that some times to

xFeverPosted:

i hope boxed games will stay

AlbericiPosted:

Na I say we stick with what we got for now all everyone wants to do is 1 up each other.