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UK games hardware sales drop 32 percent in H1 2010

article published on 13 July, 2010

According to data from Chart-Track, ELSPA and ISFE, sales of video game hardware in the United Kingdom were down 32 percvent to £256 million in the first half of 2010. The total hardware sales for the same period of 2009 added up to £378 million. Additionally, video game software sales fell 10 percent from last year's £592 million to £533 million, according to the data. Total sales generated ... [ read the full article ]

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xtago
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_ 		14. July 2010 @ 02:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would say it's the publishers that released the download only version on a disk that is forcing people from buying disks.

So many PC games are all download only even if you do buy a box/disk from the shop.
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O_C_FReaK
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_ 		16. July 2010 @ 22:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oho?The ELSPA showed its face?And I though these guys retired! (sarcasm intended!)
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