Why are there still so many game studios in California?

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SamuelRSmith said:
Does California subsidise entertainment industries?
Taxes?
Greater pool of talent due to the education sector being more based around entertainment?

Why do we all grow our food in Europe/America when costs of living are so much lower in Asia/Africa? Usually, it's down to subsidisation, tariffs, etc. I'd imagine that the entertainment industry is quite important to the Californian economy - and as such, they'd be willing to offer tax breaks / subsidies to firms within that industry to encourage them to stay.

Actually, you can't really compare food to the entertainment business. There's many things that need to be taken into account when growing food, like certain things growing better in certain climates, and the extra costs involved in shipping the food(hence why out of season stuff is generally much more expensive). Not to mention there's always certain industries you want to keep parts of domestic in case of times of war or huge disagreements between countries.

And as someone else said, there is a lot of synergy between the video game industry and film/TV. Which is why I really wouldn't be surprised to see more studios move to the Vancouver area in the future.