Each year, physical video game sales decrease as digital downloads rise in popularity. In the UK, 2019 retail sales dropped by 19.8% when compared to the previous year. Still, FIFA 20 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare managed to rack up over a million copies sold across various retailers in the UK. In total, 17.6 million physical games were sold, which generated £602.5 million ($789 million) in revenue for the year.
Digital sales in the UK grew by only 1.1%, earning £3.17 billion ($4.15 billion) in 2019. When combined with physical sales, £3.77 billion ($4.94 billion) was generated in 2019. This total is a 3.4% drop over 2018, marking the first time UK software sales have declined since 2012. There is a precedent for such a drop-off in revenue, attributed to the upcoming release of new video game hardware. 2012 was the year before the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, while 2019 precedes the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
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