• Selmafudd@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Surely the difference in overheads involved in physical vs digital would mean profits are increasing at a higher rate then sale price

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      1 year ago

      Not really.

      Optical discs are dirt cheap. This old answer from Quora says physical media (disc, case, artwork, inserts, etc) accounted for $2-$5 of the cost of a game.

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        1 year ago

        So that’s like a 2.5 - 7% margin on a $70 game… an extra 7% profit margin at the high end is pretty significant

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          1 year ago

          Yes, if you’re selling millions of units. But if you’re buying just one, $2-$5 probably isn’t going to matter to you. Not many people would buy a game at $68 they wouldn’t buy at $70.