Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick: Physical Games Will Live On “in the Same Way That There’s Still a Vinyl Business”
The Take-Two CEO told The Game Business that boxed games may not end, but will be a very small part of the business.
Confirmed — Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said it himself in an interview with The Game Business, reported by Dexerto on November 13.
Asked whether physical games are on the way out, Zelnick said “It may not be the end”, and that they will continue “in the same way that there’s still a vinyl business in recorded music.” Dexerto’s summary is that he expects physical to be a very small part of the business.
In August, Zelnick said discs “don’t really make sense” for players. Dexerto notes that GTA VI’s boxed copy on November 19 contains a download code rather than the full game on disc.
The limit of this story: the “vinyl records of gaming” headline is Dexerto’s wording; the quote above is Zelnick’s. He did not announce any change to GTA VI’s boxed edition.
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