South African gaming distributors and retailers say they will always have a place in the market, even though barely anyone is buying physical video games anymore.
Despite physical video game disc sales declining substantially over the past few years, South Africa’s video game retailers are confident their services will always have a place in the country’s gaming industry.
“Console game sales appear to have followed the path of PC games with the introduction of Steam about two decades ago now, with a steady decline in physical game disc sales,” Raru director Neil Smith told MyBroadband.“With the all-new PlayStation Plus launching in June, I expect the same will apply for PlayStation soon,” Smith said.Gamefinity CEO Mario Dos Santos said gaming retailers still offer valuable products and services.
“There has indeed been a shift to subscription services and digital stores. However, it has primarily occurred on day one of software launches — over time, the overall mix trends back toward the physical product.”
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