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PC games are a $40 billion / year business. In comparison, console games are $50 billion / year. I don't think it's reasonable to claim that just one of those i
by jsnell 4y ago
PC games are a $40 billion / year business. In comparison, console games are $50 billion / year. I don't think it's reasonable to claim that just one of those is a niche market, given how close the numbers are.
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- ramesh31 4y agoSure, but add mobile to that and it pales in comparison. Around 80% of revenue is split between console and mobile: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/456595/video-games-revenue-in-the-world-forecast https://www.statista.com/forecasts/456595/video-games-revenu...
- jsnell 4y agoSure, but by the same measure around 75% would be split between PC and mobile. Does the that make consoles (in aggregate) niche? If not, why is that tiny difference decisive? And why do consider consoles as an aggregate unit? They are multiple balkanized, mutually incompatible platforms, each significantly smaller than the PC market. (Not saying that consoles aren't mainstream. But it is really hard to make an objective case for why the niche-ness of the two would be different.)