The PlayStation 5, with its emphasis on digital games, poses a challenge for GameStop, a cornerstone of video game retail. Here's why.
Sony sent ripples through the industry in late September when it announced a digital version of the PlayStation 5 that has the same performance as the standard one, but would be $100 cheaper and do away with a disc player for playing physical games.It's a departure for the gaming industry that started off with a heavy reliance on hardware and hard copies, and it signals a shift towards digital and the cloud.
"A 'Blockbuster era'Subscriptions like the Xbox Game Pass, where gamers can try out multiple games per month for a flat monthly fee, and cloud gaming subscriptions like Google Stadia's $9.99 a month, could all be challenges to GameStop's business model.
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