US physical game sales hit their lowest monthly total on record in July, falling to just $85 million in revenue, the weakest figure Circana (formerly NPD ) has recorded since it began tracking the market in 1995. The numbers offer some of the clearest data yet supporting Sony 's controversial decision to stop manufacturing new physical PlayStation discs starting January 2028 .
According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella , physical software spending in July was down sharply against an already-declining trend. Last month,
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