Boxed video game sales collapse in UK as digital revenues flatten

Data from the Entertainment and Retail Association shows more and more players leaving physical games behind for digital downloads and subscriptions

As music sales and streaming revenue reaches a high of 2.4bn - the highest since 2001, not accounting for significant inflation - the UK video game market, which has grown almost continually for decades, has shrunk by 4.4%. The most significant decline was in boxed video game sales, down 35%.

Data from Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) puts the total worth of the UK video game market in 2024 at 4.6bn, double the music market and behind TV and movies at 5bn.