92% of all PC game sales are digital

A huge 92 per cent of all PC game sales worldwide come digitally, analyst firm DFC Intelligence has told PCR.

The figure comes from the calendar year 2013, with DFC expecting digital sales to grow further in the coming years.

PC gaming began the transition to digital sales with the launch of Valve's Steam service and despite early resistance has gone on to dominate the digital marketplace.

Consoles are slowly catching up to PC, with PlayStation and Xbox offering game sales from their respective stores, but retail sales remain their bread and butter.