That same economic analysis plays unfavorably the other direction: games right now are among the cheapest $/entertainment-hour value of any "modern" entertainme

That same economic analysis plays unfavorably the other direction: games right now are among the cheapest $/entertainment-hour value of any "modern" entertainment industry right now. Even if you only got 60 hours out of that $80 game, which is still the "entitled minimum" in many gamers' minds, that still $1.33 per entertainment-hour. You aren't going to find that at the movie theaters or on Blu-Ray. Maybe you can find better deals in streaming: if you only pay the $20/month for Netflix and maybe get 20-30 entertainment-hours per month you can beat that. If on the other hand you like so many others are paying for more than one streaming service you probably aren't anywhere near that in your spend on entertainment-hours. That $80 videogame can still feed (entertainment to) a family of four for months.