EA: 63% of Q2’s $898 million in game revenues were digital

After years of digital threatening to replace physical discs in the gaming industry, it’s looking like that time is here and now.

Electronic Arts generated $898 million in revenue during the second quarter of its fiscal 2017, and $566 million of that — or 63 percent — was digital. During the same period last year, EA reported that 62 percent — or $502 million — of $815 million in revenues were digital. In a global gaming industry that is worth more than $99.6 billion across every platform, digital sales are growing fast.