The numbers are in, and it looks like the smart money is on 3.4 billion human dollars. About 1.5 billion of that came from new physical games, the kind your parents might have purchased in something called a “store.” This represents a decline in physical media purchases, while at the same time, digital sales are up by 10-percent. Gabe Newell laughs from atop his golden throne. The NPD Group has the story.
The golden throne of course, being made of sculpted hats and venting steam through a giant valve.