Only 27 of the physical FIFA 22
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FIFA 22 is really there, and fans of the football SIM series have sunk into the latest annual publication. While FIFA 22 is just as popular, if not even more popular than his predecessor, some fascinating statistics were revealed about physical sales in the first week.
As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the sales figures of the box versions of FIFA 22 show a decline of 34% compared to FIFA 21. This is also due to the fact that FIFA 21 is the first game of the series, which sells more digital copies as physical. While this does not mean that FIFA 22 is floped, as digital sales are probably still impressive, but it shows a very interesting trend on the way to the next console generation.
Since the PS5 is available with or without drive and Microsoft has decided to make its smaller Xbox Series S model exclusively digitally, more players are dependent on digital downloads ever.
This is reflected in the breakdown of the platforms for the box sales of FIFA 22. Recent generation consoles were most popular with the buyers of physical versions of the game, with PS4 accounted for 41% of sales and Xbox ONE 27% of sales. .
Looking at the new generation consoles, the PS5 has clearly sump the Xbox Series X. 23% of the boxes sold were attributed to the PS5 version of the game, while only 4% of these sales accounted for the Xbox Series X | S version.
This means that fewer players bought the physical version of FIFA 22 on the Xbox Series X | S than on the Nintendo Switch (5%) – which does not offer Gameplay innovations of FIFA 22 and instead marketed as Legacy Edition . with the gameplay of FIFA 21.
With the new generation consoles that gamers lead to a digital and diskless experience, the burglary of the physical sales of FIFA 22 is proof that it already has a profound effect. This certainly does not mean that FIFA 22 is less popular than FIFA 21, but it shows a change that could be a danger for physical retailers.