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theRepublic said:

I bring this up now specifically because of the economic climate. In 2001, there was an assumption that videogames were recession-proof. After the last six months of heartbreaking stories about studio closures, we know that's not true.

This is just wrong.  The video game idustry had record revenues in 2008.  If it was the recession that was the problem, revenue would be down.

Inflation suggests that revenues will always trend upwards - and this is worth taking into account. While this recession has largely affected the industry through the financial side, borrowing costs are up for example and naturally they are not accounted for by revenues.

The idea that videogames are recession-proof is quite frankly absurd.