DOW falls 500 points today...Worst day since 9/11 attacks...

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akuma587 said:

Snesboy said:

Soriku said:
This sucks. I wonder how the big 3 will be affected :3

 

 

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony? Probably won't affect them very much. They are all making money off of one thing or another.

Yeah, videogames are fairly recession proof.

 

Big TVs and other expensive electronics aren't recession proof though. As for Microsoft, they'll feel the pinch since much of their money comes from selling Windows and Office licenses to businesses... With businesses downsizing and going bankrupt, their revenue will decrease. Private customers will also be more careful with where they spend their money, and may resort to piracy more often.

If I had to guess, I'd say this can affect Sony moderately to a lot, Microsoft little to moderately, and Nintendo quite a lot less than the other two. It depends on the magnitude of the problem, if it gets really bad it could affect all of them significantly.

PS: If the U.S. dollar goes down, Microsoft has the advantage that they pay most of their salaries in dollars. This would hurt Sony and Nintendo a lot since much of their revenue is in dollars.