Well, duh: EA finds only 1 out of 100 customers bought actual discs on digital-game service Origin

Publisher Electronic Arts tried selling both digital and physical games through its Origin service, but most customers heavily favored one of those options.

EA announced today that it is dropping physical games from its distribution network. Starting Friday, Origin customers will only have the option to download software. The Battlefield 4 publisher explained that only around one out of  every 100 customers ever used Origin to buy a packaged disc.

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