Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Disc Sales Nearly Double Total Xbox Revenue

Did you hear that Resident Evil Requiem's physical PS5 sales made nearly twice as much money as its entire Xbox revenue? That's the eyebrow-raising finding from analyst Rhys Elliott at Alinea Analytics, and it's got people talking about Sony's plan to stop making discs.

Let's break down the numbers. According to Elliott, Resident Evil Requiem sold 1.3 million physical copies on PS5. That's about 15% of the game's total revenue and 30.2% of its revenue on PlayStation overall. But here's the kicker: those 1.3 million physical PS5 copies alone generated 1.8 times the revenue of every Xbox copy sold—physical, digital, and Xbox PC combined.

Now, it's no secret that PlayStation has a much larger install base than Xbox these days, and Resident Evil has always been closely tied to PlayStation. So seeing PS5 outsell Xbox isn't exactly shocking. But the fact that physical discs alone are pulling in that kind of money does make Sony's decision to stop manufacturing new PlayStation discs starting in 2028 look a little questionable.

Resident Evil Requiem is already a massive hit—it sold 8 million copies the last time Capcom checked in and became the fastest-selling game in the series. With that kind of momentum, physical sales are clearly still a big deal for a tentpole release. And while digital is growing, those physical buyers might not simply switch over if discs disappear.

Capcom doesn't seem too worried about Sony's disc-free future, but this sales breakdown tells a different story. It's a reminder that physical media still has serious spending power, especially for big horror franchises.

So what do you think? Will you be picking up a physical copy of Resident Evil Requiem, or are you all-digital? Let us know in the comments!