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This comes from PM Studios CEO Mike Yum, who spoke with our own Eric Switzer at LVL UP Expo in Las Vegas.

"I wish I could reveal the number, but those guys [Game Science] are very private and I respect that. But it's shown me and all the distributors and partners and retailers out there that it's very healthy still," he says.

"I got a lot of calls like during Christmas and after the New Year's thanking me and saying that it saved their business."

He continues, highlighting the importance of physical releases in many regions. "It was a huge hit in certain countries like Spain and Italy and I didn't know why. In places where they still don't have advanced internet technology, they won't download a 100-gigabyte disk because they're paying per data. In places like that, where the bandwidth is low or slower, they were very much waiting for a physical copy of the game."

As for the benefits of a physical release, Yum points out that it can get more eyes on a game, since anyone walking into a store could see it. On the other hand, digital marketplaces are flooded, making it hard to rise to the top.

The Physical Release Of Black Myth: Wukong Performed So Well That It Saved Businesses, Says Publisher

As more and more games go digital-only, Black Myth: Wukong's physical publisher says it performed so well that it saved some businesses.

www.thegamer.com

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Didn't play it but glad it did so well, I'll want to see Part 2 just so I can watch the cutscenes and boss fights.

 

[emivita]

But I've been told physical was dead?

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Remove physical, risk your company's ass.

 

[Skifi28]

But I've been told physical was dead?

Who said that? It's dying, but far from dead.

 

[Alan Wake]

And do we learn from that, huh?

 

[Fake]

But I've been told physical was dead?

From stupid folks, sure.

 

[emivita]

Who said that? It's dying, but far from dead.

Mostly, Switch 2 buyers-copers, and PC/Xbox/Game Pass owners.

 

[FrankWza]

But I've been told physical was dead?

Only by people who want an excuse to complain about console pricing and those people you mentioned above