New data shows that physical software dollar sales dipped to an all-time July low of $85 million in the US — the worst total since tracking began in 1995.
Huh. The AI slop image shown on the post doesn’t appear at the link. Weird. I wanted to see more detail. From here it looks like a giant Wii that takes Laserdisc.
I’m not sure why you jumped to this, but its a stock image from 2024, from GettyImages:
A PlayStation employee demonstrates how to put a disk into the PlayStation 5, at the Sony headquarters building in central Tokyo on November 27, 2024. December 3, 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first release of Japan’s Sony PlayStation, transforming the world of video games. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
I’m not sure why you jumped to this, but its a stock image from 2024, from GettyImages:
https://www.themirror.com/tech/gaming/sony-sparks-global-outrage-surprise-1101406
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/playstation-employee-demonstrates-how-to-put-a-disk-into-news-photo/2186493403?slot=11