Videogames Outsell Movies
Article | January 27, 2009 1:00 pm
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[/i]That's right folks. 2008 was a definite year of change, from Obama's Election; to the 360 getting new hardware. However, there has been more rumbling in the jungle than this. With all the high profile videogame releases last year, people turned away from their DVD drives; and toward their disc drives. Congratulations to the King of 2008: The Video Game Industry.
Videogames, over the course of 2008, outsold Blu-Ray and DVD. Combined. Of course, when taken into account people did indeed buy more movies than games. It always has been that way, always will be due to the price gap. But, with a gross industry gain of $32 million; videogames topped Blu-Ray and DVD by a margin of $3 million.
Sorry Mark, he still did better than you.
[/center]However, this is far from the death knell for DVD and Blu-Ray. With their starting $20-$30 price tag, they often lower to $10. Couple this with a huge selection of DVDs for under that price; videogames have a long way to go before outselling movies in units. But, as numerous people around the web have said; this is certainly a step forward.
But I leave you with this question, did they factor in digitally purchased videogame media? Or did they leave that portion of the market out? Until next time, adios and enjoy the games.
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