"Capcom posted its latest earnings and revealed that not only is the publisher mostly a PC gaming company now, but 93 percent of its total game sales were digital. And it expects that number to increase over the next 12 months as it gets closer and closer to a nearly all-digital future."
"As laid out in the digital contents section of its FY2026 report, over the last 12 months, 93 percent of Capcom's game sales were digital. This is an increase over 2024 and 2025's digital sales, which were 90 percent. Go back to 2022, and digital sales only accounted for 75 percent of what Capcom sold. Still a lot, but the increase in digital sales over the last few years is huge."
"A big reason for this increase is that Capcom continues to support and invest in PC gaming. In 2022, only 33 percent of Capcom game sales were on PC. In fiscal 2026, that number is now up to 54.5 percent. More than half the games Capcom is selling now are on PC, and the company expects that number to grow as consoles continue to plateau and sales slow for the dedicated gaming machines that once ruled most of the industry."
"This all explains why, later in the FY2026 report, Capcom predicts that by this time next year, 95.5 percent of its game sales will be digital. It sees PC as a way to get into markets that aren't yet tapped or are starting to develop into areas with lots of gamers, not just console gamers."
Capcom reported strong results for its fiscal year from March 2025 to March 2026, setting new company records across all profit categories for the ninth consecutive year. Digital games and PC sales were major contributors to this performance. Over the last 12 months, 93% of Capcom’s total game sales were digital, up from 90% in the prior two years and 75% in 2022. PC’s share of game sales rose from 33% in 2022 to 54.5% in fiscal 2026. Capcom expects digital sales to increase to 95.5% by the same time next year as console growth slows and PC expands into developing markets.
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