Physical releases for console games in the United States have been declining steadily over the last few years. In 2021, only **** percent of new console games for PlayStation, XBox, and Switch consoles were available in physical and digital formats. This is less than half from the **** percent of new games being released in digital and physical format in 2018. Digital exclusive titles accounted for the lion's share of over ** percent of new releases.
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