At the end of the year 40% of console games sold will be digital

It is expected that the player base for the current generation is 105 million people also then.

Electronic Arts released its forecasts for the immediate future of the game, and left some interesting notions about what will happen in the short term based on their information.

They explained that by the end of 2017, the market will comprise more than 40% of console games sold in digital formats. Yes, they ensure that the most important idiosyncrasies publish its catalog estimate that this percentage will not be as high in their case because they believe games like Battlefield or FIFA traditionally sell better in physical format.

However, it is true that already 61% of its revenues belong to the digital market, where sales are added, the DLC, subscriptions and many other things. If we only talk about sales, if any digital hovering around 33%, slightly higher than the 29% initially expected but, as they say, well below 40% expected for in a few months.

Blake Jorgensen, general manager of the American distributor, also said they expect the user base is 105 million people for the last stretch of this year.