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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warcl0udPosted:

Hollywood_Undead Lol Good luck on spending another $60 on Call of duty and other non EA games.
Cause they will ware out.

Stop complaining about it, I dont see you complaining about a few broken games.

Just saying. Digital will be soooo much easier


I havent paid for a game since 2007.. Im guessing you never heard of flashing your xbox 360, downloading games or JTAG/RGH. Have fun spending $60

CearnsyPosted:

crazyxxsniperxx44 I hope not, the smell of a new video game is always great


The smell of this is great always do this when i get a new game

warcl0udPosted:

Would never happen.. They would lose way to much money. A lot of people still do not have the net.. Besides i love piracy

crazyxxsniperxx44Posted:

I hope not, the smell of a new video game is always great

yayPosted:

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Hollywood_Undead Lol Good luck on spending another $60 on Call of duty and other non EA games.
Cause they will ware out.

Stop complaining about it, I dont see you complaining about a few broken games.

Just saying. Digital will be soooo much easier


i would like it if it didn't take so much room


Me too. I'm almost out of room already thanks to them.

MoanPosted:

Iglesias Digital products take in more memory, especially on the 360..


That's true, I would just go buy a good thumbdrive.

CearnsyPosted:

Hollywood_Undead Lol Good luck on spending another $60 on Call of duty and other non EA games.
Cause they will ware out.

Stop complaining about it, I dont see you complaining about a few broken games.

Just saying. Digital will be soooo much easier


i would like it if it didn't take so much room

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

There will always be demand for physical purchase, unless you allow the xbox disc tray to accept cash. People don't want to put there personal information on the internet, because it might get stolen, and it has before. I say good job to EA.

XBL-ABPosted:

Lol Good luck on spending another $60 on Call of duty and other non EA games.
Cause they will ware out.

Stop complaining about it, I dont see you complaining about a few broken games.

Just saying. Digital will be soooo much easier

CearnsyPosted:

Iglesias Digital products take in more memory, especially on the 360..


Yeah also this is a big thing also i have 250GB but if games went digital i wouldn't have much memory and i hate having hardly any memory