https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jan/08/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%.