'Brick and mortar game retail is doomed' — Analysts report $7.2 billion second-hand game market could be in danger thanks to Sony's plan to retire the production of physical discs
THE SO WHAT
A $7.2B second-hand market evaporating by 2028 is what a hard pivot to digital really looks like — downstream retail, trade-in, and pricing power all get rewritten. If you rely on physical media for margin or discovery, you need a digital resale or subscription strategy on paper this quarter.
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