One vete𓄧ran developer thinks that physical video games are coming to end, acco🎃rding to a recent .
That developer is one David Braben, founder and CEO of Frontier Developments. Frontier is most known for the wildly successful Elite Dangerous, a game 🐟that's mostly succeeded on digital🧜 platforms.
This stance would make sense coming from Braben on those merits alone, but there's more to his statements than his own personal experience. According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated t𓆉he fall of the physical retail market.
"We've seen an acceleration in the transition from physical to digital," he 💎said. "That is a good thing. It's probably two to three years before physical more or less goes away, and it's probably accelerated that timescale a bit."
While it's a bold assertion, one can't deny that it's a feasible one. The pandemic grasping the globe successfully stymied the release of several video games. On top of that, games that weren't delay💟ed were faced with supply shortages and shipp𒀰ing issues. There's no denying that COVID-19 has already left a huge dent on the industry.
Meanwhile, digital games have continued to thrive, by virtue of their convenience. I can personally speak to being a huge fan of physical games, but I've been reassessing that stance in recent months. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a game I would've bought physically, ended up being easier to download as this pandemic took hold. Now, with that ease of access, I've been wondering why I ꦺhaven't done it sooner.
Is Braben right here? We'lඣl just have t🀅o wait and see.