PC Digital sales suprass retail sales on PC

[devilscallmedad]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/40953/Digi...C-games-market

According to NPD, in the 1st half of 2010:

Units sold for PC games:
- 11.2 million digitally
- 8.2 million at retail

Revenue:
- 57% boxed retail
- 43% digital

- Overall market still down 21% in revenue and 14% in units.

Biggest retailers:

1. Steam
2. Direct2Drive
3. EA.com
4. WorldOfWarcraft.com
5. Blizzard.com

Biggest "casual" retailers:

1. Bigfishgames.com
2. Gamehouse.com
3. iWin.com
4. Pogo.com
5. Wildtangent.com

Copied from Gaf


The future is here.

 

[genious]

PC gaming future is digital distribution now and steam is ring leader.

 

[Necrokiller]

Damn. Who would've thought PC is even capable of those numbers at the height of piracy?

 

[Umair Naeem]

Man Multiplayer games made it Capable ^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Journeys End]

its all steam's fault!!!!