Xbox physical game sales in the U.S. this year amount to just over 4 percent of new disc purchases, according to Circana data reported by Kotaku. Nintendo platforms account for 63 percent while PlayStation takes 32 percent, leaving the remaining share split between Xbox and limited PC physical editions such as collector’s versions of 007 First Light and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Mat Piscatella of Circana confirmed the Xbox figure directly. The breakdown aligns with longstanding patterns: Nintendo fans buy physical at higher rates, Game Pass drives more digital uptake on Xbox, and several major Xbox releases this year including Halo: Campaign Evolved and Forza Horizon 6 launched cross-platform. Broader Xbox revenue has also declined sharply in recent periods.

New physical software sales reached an all-time July low of $85 million, with January also hitting record lows for the month. Total content spending across categories fell 9 percent year-over-year in July, though subscriptions showed growth. Physical media overall has dropped from peaks near 292 million units in 2009 to around 37 million by mid-2026, underscoring the slow attrition of the format.

PlayStation’s planned 2028 disc discontinuation would remove roughly a third of current physical sales from the market. Xbox’s minimal footprint means any similar move there would register even less impact. Nintendo remains the primary holdout, though key-card experiments on Switch 2 suggest longer-term shifts may still come.