{"id":99225,"date":"2026-11-13T15:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99225"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:12:58","slug":"games-will-have-a-physical-footprint-forever-take-two-boss-says-but-itll-be-very-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99225","title":{"rendered":"Games Will Have A Physical Footprint Forever, Take-Two Boss Says, But It\u2019ll Be \u201cVery Small\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s no secret that the market for physical video games is drying up, but don&#8217;t expect physical media for gaming to go away entirely anytime soon, or ever, according to Take-Two&#8217;s Strauss Zelnick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told The Game Business that it &#8220;may not be the end&#8221; for physical media entirely in games, even with Sony killing off PlayStation discs in 2028. He said there will &#8220;always be some physical business&#8221; for gaming, but it will be a &#8220;very small part of the business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;: { &quot;image&quot;: { &quot;initialized&quot;: true } } }\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1957736\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Jason_and_Lucia_17_1e1bc0.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1957736\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucia and Jason in GTA 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He likened the scale of it to the vinyl business for recorded music. Most people might stream music today, but the market for vinyl is still there&#8211;and it&#8217;s growing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Take-Two, however, Zelnick said its business today is 98% digital. Going all-digital has a lot of benefits for publishers, but it&#8217;s mainly about making more money. For GTA 6, the most highly anticipated game release ever, Rockstar is not offering the game on a disc, but the game will appear in stores via a code-in-a-box version. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GTA 6&#8217;s $400 collector&#8217;s edition comes with a range of physical goods (but not the game), and Rockstar is also releasing GTA 6&#8217;s score on CD and vinyl, but the game itself remains a digital-only experience. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. 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