Physical game sales reached an all-time low throughout 2025 in the United States as consumers embrace game access through ...

Digital-only Xbox Series X/S consoles have outsold disk-drive versions by 75% in 2025. The popularity of services like Xbox Game Pass has likely inspired the recent shift towards digital gaming.

The era of playing a game off a disc might basically be over. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. One of Sony’s ...

Sales of physical game copies continue to plummet, hitting the lowest point they have been in decades despite a rising interest in physical media.

In a digital world, buying physical game copies might seem backwards, but there are important reasons why this is still a valid choice.

TL;DR: The Trump administration's tariffs impose a 25% tax on physical game discs from Mexico, pushing the industry further toward digital distribution. Analysts predict physical games may cease ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

Physical game sales are disappearing faster than many expected. Sony’s latest report shows they now make up just 3% of PlayStation revenue, down from 6% in 2020. That’s nearly a billion dollars still, ...