UK retail game sales surpass music sales - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 4th Mar 2008, 10:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._music_sales/1

The games industry in the UK is now officially shifting more stock than the music industry and fast catching up to DVD sales.

Mentai · 4th Mar 2008, 10:31

I bought Orange Box (pre ordered to get the early TF2 time

) and Cod4.
I don't buy music, although I'm thinking about changing that (having seen today that amazon offer DRM free tracks)
I probably buy 1 or 2 dvds a year.
Being a student, the cash needed entertainment isn't exactly readily available. I expect once I graduate I'll become a fully fledged consumer xD

cjoyce1980 · 4th Mar 2008, 10:37

I was same Mentai, but 2 years after student life i aint changed one bit

AlexB · 4th Mar 2008, 11:07

Bought ET:QW the other day, COD4, etc. I buy quite a few DVDs, but only from Play, as its cheaper.

Jordan Wise · 4th Mar 2008, 11:15

only album i bought last year was kings of leon: because of the times. Games? i got phantom hourglass, mario kart, geometry wars, ff3, lego star wars, crysis, cod4, orange box, bioshock, world in conflict, c&c3, dawn of war, dark messiah, quake 4, bf2 & spec forces and unreal tournament 3. ok, so i've only had a job for 18 months and its been the only time in my life when i could afford to buy stuff, but still...

edit: forgot my wii, i got cod3 (poor), twighlight princess (awesome) and wii play (poor) for that

cyrilthefish · 4th Mar 2008, 12:01

I brought a 360, and have ended up with 4 games for it, so that'd count as retail

but again the ignoring the downloads thing!

I've brought several xbox arcade games online, pretty much all my PC gaming was online only (steam, wow) and i've even started buying some music online as they've finally given up on the DRM

lewchenko · 4th Mar 2008, 12:06

Ive spent a small fortune on games this year, but only a few have been genuinely worth it. A fair number were at retail as well, but if I can wait then I will order from play.com as it usually saves a bit of money.

Saying that though.. I saw some great deals in Tesco the other day. UT3 for PS3 for £34.99 !!!!! In GAME its 44.99.

As for Album sales... cant even remember the last time I bought an album. Isnt Music free these days ? LOL! Just Kidding!

In the next 5 years I expect all games to be bought online as downloads. The future of retail games sales is non existent.

Penrhos · 4th Mar 2008, 12:27

Buy all my games/music/dvds online, usually direct from USA/Japan Great Dollar exchange rate and a region free DVD player. Only retail purchases recently Orange box from Sainsbury's as it was a bargin.

xrob · 4th Mar 2008, 12:44

im sure the release of the xbox 360, ps3, and the wii/ds has a lot todo with the boost aswell.

mikeuk2004 · 4th Mar 2008, 13:00

I bought 25 xbox 360 games last year however I have not bought a music album since 2003 because there isnt much out there i like. This year i have clocked up 4 ps3 games and will be buying a couple of PC games I still need and will continue to buy 360 and PS3 games. I have no interest in buying Music at the moment and will also continue to buy more DVD's

I also dont 90% of my buying on line now becuase its so much cheaper and worth the 3 days on average wait for them to arrive.

rjkoneill · 4th Mar 2008, 13:14

all music i buy is direct from bands and distro tables at gigs. this helps smaller bands and lables out

i dont watch many films now - but i have downloaded films if i have a copy on vhs in my loft
[lots of vhs in there]

i spend most of my money on games - pc is download via steam or boxed from cheapest place possible
ps3 is always second hand and cheap as possible - until the good games start coming out im not bothered
xbox360 is always new from cheapest online retailer

AcidJiles · 4th Mar 2008, 13:27

Always buy games unless just to test. Buy quite alot of dvd sets and dvds but hardly any music.

naokaji · 5th Mar 2008, 06:56

buying music? how does one do that? I cant even remember the last time i did it....

dvd's? well, there is a limited supply of good movies, but if a good one shows up in the bargain bin I buy it.

games? in nov 07 i bought several, but since then nothing has been released (except audiosurf) that i bought online so it didnt count.

Bladestorm · 5th Mar 2008, 13:43

I picked up some games in a 3 for £10 offer last week, I think I bought an album something like 7 years ago and I picked up a few cheap DVD's in the january sales.

Generally speaking I tend to spend my money on games and via play.com (or occasionally steam) though.

4th Mar 2008, 10:21	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,974	UK retail game sales surpass music sales http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._music_sales/1 The games industry in the UK is now officially shifting more stock than the music industry and fast catching up to DVD sales. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

4th Mar 2008, 11:07	#4
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,309	Bought ET:QW the other day, COD4, etc. I buy quite a few DVDs, but only from Play, as its cheaper. __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

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Jordan Wise Baby called to see the boss... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newcastle Uni Posts: 597	only album i bought last year was kings of leon: because of the times. Games? i got phantom hourglass, mario kart, geometry wars, ff3, lego star wars, crysis, cod4, orange box, bioshock, world in conflict, c&c3, dawn of war, dark messiah, quake 4, bf2 & spec forces and unreal tournament 3. ok, so i've only had a job for 18 months and its been the only time in my life when i could afford to buy stuff, but still... edit: forgot my wii, i got cod3 (poor), twighlight princess (awesome) and wii play (poor) for that __________________ Favourite Max Payne quote: "He was trying to buy sand for his hour glass, and I wasn't selling any" Steam ID:jordanwise

4th Mar 2008, 12:01	#6
cyrilthefish Hypermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 838	I brought a 360, and have ended up with 4 games for it, so that'd count as retail but again the ignoring the downloads thing! I've brought several xbox arcade games online, pretty much all my PC gaming was online only (steam, wow) and i've even started buying some music online as they've finally given up on the DRM __________________ AMD Phenom x3 720 @ 3.4Ghz \| Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H \| 4GB DDR3 \| ATI 4890 1GB\| 1TB Samsung F1 \| 64GB Corsair P64 SSD

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Penrhos Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Leicester UK Posts: 324	Buy all my games/music/dvds online, usually direct from USA/Japan Great Dollar exchange rate and a region free DVD player. Only retail purchases recently Orange box from Sainsbury's as it was a bargin. __________________ 1)Shuttle SN85G4, A64-XP3000+, 2256M PC3200, 160G Maxtor Sata,Pioneer 108, 9800Pro, XP-SP2.(18880 3dmark2001se) 2)Asus A7N8X Dlx, XP2800+, 2512M PC2700, 2120G sata - JBOD, 1200G pata, Pioneer 108, 52X CDRW, 9800Pro, XP-SP2.(15,650 3dmark2001se) 3)Soltek Qbic QI3601, 512M PC2100, Pioneer 107, 48X CDRW - FTP and D/l PC

4th Mar 2008, 10:31	#2
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 492	I bought Orange Box (pre ordered to get the early TF2 time ) and Cod4. I don't buy music, although I'm thinking about changing that (having seen today that amazon offer DRM free tracks) I probably buy 1 or 2 dvds a year. Being a student, the cash needed entertainment isn't exactly readily available. I expect once I graduate I'll become a fully fledged consumer xD

4th Mar 2008, 10:37	#3
cjoyce1980 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 344	I was same Mentai, but 2 years after student life i aint changed one bit

4th Mar 2008, 12:06	#7
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	Ive spent a small fortune on games this year, but only a few have been genuinely worth it. A fair number were at retail as well, but if I can wait then I will order from play.com as it usually saves a bit of money. Saying that though.. I saw some great deals in Tesco the other day. UT3 for PS3 for £34.99 !!!!! In GAME its 44.99. As for Album sales... cant even remember the last time I bought an album. Isnt Music free these days ? LOL! Just Kidding! In the next 5 years I expect all games to be bought online as downloads. The future of retail games sales is non existent.

4th Mar 2008, 12:44	#9
xrob Modder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 64	im sure the release of the xbox 360, ps3, and the wii/ds has a lot todo with the boost aswell. __________________ Lian-Li V1000+, DFI SLI-DR VENUS, X2 3800(2.8), Team Group 2Gig, 8800GTS, 1 x 36Gig Raptor, 2 x 250Gig Spinpoints, 2 x Koolance HX-360 Rads, Koolance CPU-305-V10, Laing DDC-1 with Plexi Res.

4th Mar 2008, 13:00	#10
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,049	I bought 25 xbox 360 games last year however I have not bought a music album since 2003 because there isnt much out there i like. This year i have clocked up 4 ps3 games and will be buying a couple of PC games I still need and will continue to buy 360 and PS3 games. I have no interest in buying Music at the moment and will also continue to buy more DVD's I also dont 90% of my buying on line now becuase its so much cheaper and worth the 3 days on average wait for them to arrive. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

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rjkoneill overclocked his 500th i7 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stoke On Trent UK Posts: 147	all music i buy is direct from bands and distro tables at gigs. this helps smaller bands and lables out i dont watch many films now - but i have downloaded films if i have a copy on vhs in my loft [lots of vhs in there] i spend most of my money on games - pc is download via steam or boxed from cheapest place possible ps3 is always second hand and cheap as possible - until the good games start coming out im not bothered xbox360 is always new from cheapest online retailer __________________ † i7 920 4.2GHz † Rampage II Extreme † OCZ Blade 2GHz† †CrossFire 4890 1GHz † Full System Water Cooling † TJ07 †

4th Mar 2008, 13:27	#12
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	Always buy games unless just to test. Buy quite alot of dvd sets and dvds but hardly any music.

5th Mar 2008, 13:43	#14
Bladestorm Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 682	I picked up some games in a 3 for £10 offer last week, I think I bought an album something like 7 years ago and I picked up a few cheap DVD's in the january sales. Generally speaking I tend to spend my money on games and via play.com (or occasionally steam) though. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 250x10 (1.475v) \| EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC \| A8N-SLI Premium \| 2x(4GB) Corsair Twinx2048-PC3200C2 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Antec truepower 550w \| Akasa Eclipse-62 DDC12VPlus1, DD TDX, 3/8 tygon r3603 tubing, PA120.2, DD double floppy bay res