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During a shareholders Q&A <\/a>corner at Capcom\u2019s 45th<\/sup> General Shareholders Meeting, the company clarified its current stance on physical vs digital game releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite digital sales and user demand for digital games increasing in recent years, Capcom\u2019s representatives note that a significant number of players still want physical games. Thus, the company currently does \u201cnot expect to eliminate physical products.\u201d This means that we can expect to see Capcom continue to release physical versions of their titles for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capcom\u2019s representatives also gave interesting insights into the huge positive impact digital sales have had on the company\u2019s performance. By being free of the spatial constraints of physical retailers and strategically discounting past titles in conjunction with new releases, Capcom has seen unit sales for titles as old as 7 years continue to grow to this day. As a result, the company has become much less volatile in terms of yearly performance. For reference, Capcom has seen 11 consecutive fiscal years of growth in terms of operating profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: In the same shareholders meeting, Capcom revealed that the 1994 Street Fighter movie starring Van Damme is still a money maker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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