PC (EUROPE) digital download market to be worth $1 billion in 2009

Dorian Bloch, GfK Chart-Track director, expects the digital download market for PC to be worth over $1 billion in 2009 thanks to services like Direct2Drive, Steam, and Metaboli.

Bloch estimates the market accumulated close to $600 million last year, with publisher's relishing the idea of including sales number's in GfK Chart-Track's data.

"This is a huge business," said Bloch at Develop. "The key thing for me in this is that these publishers support me in what I do and they want their sales included in the charts.

http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/15/pc-digital-download-market-will-be-worth-1-billion-in-2009/

That's 67% growth, year-over-year, people. More than offsetting the dying retail space. :)

retail isnt dying

Its getting closure to the profit that Halo 3 alone made : )

Its getting closure to the profit that Halo 3 alone made : )

EvanTheGamer

retail isnt dying

sikanderahmed

retail isnt dying

sikanderahmed

retail isnt dying

[QUOTE="EvanTheGamer"]

Its getting closure to the profit that Halo 3 alone made : )

agentfred

what he said. Halo 3 didnt made that much profit. And that 1 billion is europe only not worldwide

Dorian Bloch, GfK Chart-Track director, expects the digital download market for PC to be worth over $1 billion in 2009 thanks to services like Direct2Drive, Steam, and Metaboli.

Bloch estimates the market accumulated close to $600 million last year, with publisher's relishing the idea of including sales number's in GfK Chart-Track's data.

"This is a huge business," said Bloch at Develop. "The key thing for me in this is that these publishers support me in what I do and they want their sales included in the charts.

http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/15/pc-digital-download-market-will-be-worth-1-billion-in-2009/

That's 67% growth, year-over-year, people. More than offsetting the dying retail space. :)

dgsag

Its getting closure to the profit that Halo 3 alone made : )

EvanTheGamer

People like you make consolites look ignorant and cocky. :)

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

retail isnt dying

blue_hazy_basic

Which is kinda sad for me... I only buy games that are physical copies, I never buy DD only and if retail ever dies out I'll probably stop PC gaming (I'll still play the old games and maybe acquire the new games *cough* the other way *cough*)