Publishers Will Save up to $16 per Copy After Physical Games Are Removed

Selling video games in physical form costs publishers a significant amount of money, especially for big-budget games. By removing the physical box and selling games digitally, developers can save more than $10 for every copy sold. For a game priced at $79.99, selling a physical copy costs around $12 to $16. Sony and Microsoft are both moving away from physical games, but at different speeds. It will let players insert a physical game disc into their console and turn it into a digital copy linked to their account.