CyberConnect2 CEO Says Games Going Fully Digital Would Have “Nothing but Positive Effects”
CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama has come down firmly on the side of an all-digital future for video games, arguing that the disappearance of physical games would have “nothing but positive effects” for developers.
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