The rise of digitally purchased PlayStation games

Percentage of full games sold on PS4/PS5 that consumers bought as downloads instead of discs

Years listed are Sony's fiscal years, beginning in April and ending in March of the subsequent year. For example, "2020", which saw digital downloads grow from 51% to 65% of purchases, started in April 2020 and ended March 2021... the most intense 12 months of global lockdowns due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
Chart: Game FileSource: SonyGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper