It’s recently been suggested that revenue from physical copies of Resident Evil Requiem on PS5 has surpassed the total generated by all Xbox versions. This includes physical and digital sales on consoles and PC. The information comes from Rhys Elliott, a well-known analyst at Alinea Analytics, who regularly looks closely at sales of the biggest game franchises.
In fact, the Resident Evil franchise overall, which has been around for 30 years, has sold far more copies on PlayStation 5.
According to the above figures, Resident Evil Requiem is estimated to have sold 1.3 million physical copies on PlayStation 5 this year, generating over $92.3 million. These sales account for approximately 15% of the game’s total revenue across all platforms.
Looking specifically at PlayStation, physical copies account for 30.2% of Requiem‘s revenue. This means almost one-third of the money generated by the game on Sony’s console comes from physical editions alone.
What’s even more surprising is the difference compared to Xbox. Earnings from the PS5 is said to be 1.8 times higher than all Xbox sales combined, including physical and digital copies sold on Xbox consoles and Xbox PC.
These numbers outline the significant gap between the two platforms and show that, despite the growing popularity of digital media, physical games continue to play an important role in gaming.
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