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Comment on Physical Video Game Software Dollar Sales Plunged to an All-Time July Low of Just $85 Million in the US — the Worst Total Since Tracking Began in 1995

CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Well they do talk about video game spending dropping by a whopping 10% compared to last year and hardware spending by an unfathomable 29% compared to the previous year. That‘s unheard of.

So yeah the entire game industry (and probably the entire global economy) is in a deep crisis and corporations are squeezing the last few bucks out of us before things will get very ugly.

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Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The industry isn’t just “collapsing” through a series of failures. It mostly feels like the industry is choosing to repeatedly shoot itself in the face, while refusing to shut off the IV of “painkiller” made of powdered drywall and snake oil.

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brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Well they do talk about video game spending dropping by a whopping 10% compared to last year and hardware spending by an unfathomable 29% compared to the previous year. That‘s unheard of.

I think its more that attention is being eaten by video apps and social media.

As an anecdote, I know a pretty nerdy couple that used to play coop games more regularly, but now just sit down to watch their YouTube feed mostly.

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