PC Games Net $13.1 Billion in 2009

A new report says that PC gaming software revenue continues to grow ($13B versus $11B in 2008). The report also says that retail sales are shrinking while digital distribution is growing rapidly.

Most of that growth can be attributed to the growing popularity of digital distribution and paid downloads, as boxed retail games saw another downturn and accounted for "less than 20% of total revenue [in 2009]." According to surveys by research group DFC Intelligence, over 70% of PC gamers in North America and Europe indicate that they bought a full game online and over 50% have bought a virtual item.

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