Respectfully, there's another number in the equation: install base. 25 years ago there was a much smaller base of game systems and capable PCs than exists toda

Respectfully, there's another number in the equation: install base. 25 years ago there was a much smaller base of game systems and capable PCs than exists today. At basically 0 incremental cost for each additional copy produced the big game publishers are still making more money than they did previously.