Capcom Says 93.3% of Q1 Game Sales Were Digital as Physical Fell to 6.7%

Q: With PC sales dominating and digital hitting 93 percent, is Capcom quietly abandoning the traditional physical console market?

Capcom is not abandoning consoles, but it is clearly de-emphasizing the traditional physical console model in favor of digital, multiplatform distribution led by PC. The company’s own numbers show the shift is structural. In the fiscal year ended March 2026, 93% of Capcom’s game sales were digital, up from 90% a year earlier, and it expects that to rise to about 95.5% this year. PC accounted for 54.5% of total game sales, ahead of consoles at 38.5%. In the latest June quarter, PC’s share rose further to about 60.4%, while consoles were about 32.9%. That points to a business increasingly built around Steam and other digital storefronts rather than boxed retail. But that is not the same as walking away from consoles. Capcom continues to launch major games on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo hardware, including Pragmata, Resident Evil titles and upcoming releases such as Onimusha: Way of the Sword. It is also actively supporting Nintendo Switch 2 with ports and day-and-date releases. Console players remain a large part of its audience; what is shrinking is the disc-based channel. The business logic is straightforward. Capcom’s catalog accounted for 83.7% of unit sales last fiscal year, and digital stores are far better suited than retail shelves to selling older games through discounts, promotions and global reach. Physical still matters, but at roughly 7% of sales it is becoming a niche format for collectors and selected launches, not the core of Capcom’s strategy.

3 articles · Updated · Push Square · Jul 28

93.3% of Capcom's game sales in the fiscal first quarter were digital, leaving physical media at just 6.7% despite a 2026 release slate that included Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Hunter Stories 3 and Pragmata.
60.4% of those sales came on PC and 32.9% on consoles, underscoring how heavily Capcom's business now leans toward downloadable purchases rather than boxed copies.
23.81 million units sold in Q1, up from 14.16 million a year earlier, with digital earnings driving an 81.1% jump in ordinary profit to $252.5 million.
The split adds fresh evidence to the industry's move away from discs, reinforcing the commercial logic behind Sony's plan to stop manufacturing PlayStation discs in 2028.