Physical Copies Still Strong in Europe, Topping Half of Wolverine's Sales
New estimates suggest boxed PS5 games remain popular in Europe, with discs accounting for 51% of Marvel's Wolverine sales there in September.
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Physical PS5 game sales appear to remain substantial in Europe, according to data reported by The Game Business and cited by TechPowerUp.
Ampere Analysis estimated that 35% of worldwide sales of Marvel's Wolverine in September came from boxed copies. The firm put total launch-month sales at roughly 2.16 million units, which would mean around 756,000 physical copies.
Europe showed a stronger preference for discs. GSD figures indicated that 51% of the region's sales were boxed. The pattern varied widely by country: about two thirds of sales in the United Kingdom were digital, while in France more than two thirds were physical.
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