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Forums - Sales - videogame sales outperform DVD/Bluray sales! Also, netflix is growing.

Coca-Cola on 29 January 2009

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200905/2871/Netflix-rides-the-recession-alongside-Xbox-360

Netflix: Fourth quarter customer base grow to 9.4 million - thanks to Xbox 360.

videogame sales grew by 20% in 2008 - with $32 billion in USD.  That's $3 billion more than DVD/Bluray sales.

 

I definitely spent a lot more money on videogames, and since HDDVD failed, I've only bought handful of DVDs.  I watch all my movies through Netflix!



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DKII on 29 January 2009

You do realize you're comparing sales from $50-$60 games and $200-$500 hardware to sales from only $20-$30 movies? That stat completely ignores box office take and DVD/BR players, which would be the equivalent.

In terms of unit sales, video game software is far far behind DVD sales.



JaggedSac on 29 January 2009

Yeah, that is a dumb statistic. Except for the part about Netflix, apparently the 360 is providing lots of new subscribers.



Strategyking92 on 29 January 2009

If the xbox 360 and netflix service had sex with each other... I think this would be the result. It's only natural.



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

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toastboy44562 on 29 January 2009

go 360!



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Coca-Cola on 30 January 2009
DKII said:
You do realize you're comparing sales from $50-$60 games and $200-$500 hardware to sales from only $20-$30 movies? That stat completely ignores box office take and DVD/BR players, which would be the equivalent.

In terms of unit sales, video game software is far far behind DVD sales.

I realize that, but it's still impressive.

Sales grew by 20%!