The statistic provides data on computer and video game sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, broken down by delivery format. In 2017, 21 percent of all computer and video games were sold in physical form. According to the digital game user data, there were 118 million people downloading games in the United States in 2017. It was estimated that digital games downloads in the U.S. would generate 3.88 billion U.S. dollars in revenue that year.
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The statistic provides data on computer and video game sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, broken down by delivery format. In 2017, 21 percent of all computer and video games were sold in physical form. According to the digital game user data, there were 118 million people downloading games in the United States in 2017. It was estimated that digital games downloads in the U.S. would generate 3.88 billion U.S. dollars in revenue that year.
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The statistic provides data on computer and video game sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, broken down by delivery format. In 2017, 21 percent of all computer and video games were sold in physical form. According to the digital game user data, there were 118 million people downloading games in the United States in 2017. It was estimated that digital games downloads in the U.S. would generate 3.88 billion U.S. dollars in revenue that year.
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* Digital format sales include subscriptions, digital full games, digital add-on content, mobile apps and social network gaming.
Figures for periods prior to 2010 come from previous reporting.
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- United States
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* Digital format sales include subscriptions, digital full games, digital add-on content, mobile apps and social network gaming.
Figures for periods prior to 2010 come from previous reporting.
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