> Because the market for immersive escapism (video games, Hollywood, etc) is so much bigger than the market for dealing with mundane reality (smartphones) I wa

> Because the market for immersive escapism (video games, Hollywood, etc) is so much bigger than the market for dealing with mundane reality (smartphones) I wasn't sure what the actual comparison looked like so I found some numbers to confirm. Just a quick search so sources aren't great. Video game industry at $137.9b, expected to hit $180.1b next year [1] Movie industry valued at $80.98b in 2016 [2], consistent $12b annual box office [3] Smartphone sales at $458b in 2017 [4] Although with declines in smartphone sales this year and high quality games ramping up, I wouldn't be surprised to see the gap close in the next few years, assuming smartphones continue the trend of not making innovations worth upgrading for every year or two. [1] https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/30/newzoo-global-games-expected-to-hit-180-1-billion-in-revenues-2021/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/30/newzoo-global-games-expec... [2] https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/movies-entertainment-market https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/movies-e... [3] https://www.the-numbers.com/market/ https://www.the-numbers.com/market/ [4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-13/how-global-smartphone-sales-growth-ground-to-a-halt-quicktake https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-13/how-globa...