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take this for example:

5 years ago, GTA3 sold 13 million copies and it was a massive success.

now, GTA4 sold 13 million copies but 2k lost money.

See, people are still buying even in the recession. The problem is that the dev cost is so high that even with the same or higher sales, the company still doesn't make a profit.