Capcom says 80 percent of its game sales are digital

This split would be one of the highest digital-to-physical ratios reported so far.

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Capcom develops and publishes multiple iconic game franchises, including Monster Hunter and Resident Evil. As digital storefronts have become more prominent, the split of games sold digitally versus physically has shifted — jarringly. In ashareholders meetingthat was first noticed byGamesIndustry.biz, Capcom stated that 80% of its game sales are digital.

Capcom also explained that it will be “promoting our digital strategy with an objective of 90% [digital share]” for the time being. 2018’s Monster Hunter World is Capcom’s bestselling game of all time, with over15.7 million copies sold. Meanwhile, the Resident Evil 3 remake that released earlier in 2020 has soldover 2 million copies.

Capcom’s next big game isResident Evil Village, which is set to release on Xbox Series X, PC and PS5 at some point in 2021. This survival-horror title is the eighth mainline entry in the franchise and features a first-person perspective, a snowy village and werewolves. Meanwhile, aResident Evil 4 remakeis rumored to be coming at some point in 2022.

Get out of the city

Resident Evil 3 takes Jill Valentine’s escape from Raccoon City and brings it up to modern standards, with tight gunplay and action merged with tense survival horror.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.