The simple answer is that while there are fewer people spending on games, those that do spend more. The details are more complex because of the variety of ways

The simple answer is that while there are fewer people spending on games, those that do spend more. The details are more complex because of the variety of ways games earn money. The simple buy-the-game model can earn more because the cost of most games is more than going to see a movie On the darker side there are games that unethically try and leech as much money out of the players as possible, sometimes to a life destroying degree. In the middle ground there are games with pay-to-win, pay for quality-of-life, pay for bling, and pay for additional content. Different cultures and subcultures draw different lines as to what is considered acceptable. There are also a few things that muddy the waters, How much is the revenue generated by The Last Of Us TV series considered game industry revenue? How about Angry Birds merch?