Comments on: Video Games Score 5% of U.S. Household Entertainment Budget

By: Eric Starcraft

Eric Starcraft — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:17:14 +0000

This is typical hollywood – expect this trend to continue!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:12:16 +0000

I think we'll continue to see video games climb the charts. For example, while the actual number of units sold will always be less than movie tickets, typical games (such as starcraft 2) cost $60, with the additional expansion packs expected to cost at least $30 each if not more. A movie ticket (or CD) can't compare.

By: StarCraft 2 Zeratul

StarCraft 2 Zeratul — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:46:33 +0000

In reply to Starcraft Strategies : This is nothing new. The same was done with the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. This is a big industry and of course they want to milk every single extra cent they can.

By: Starcraft Strategies

Starcraft Strategies — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:25:53 +0000

Cody, I find that to be a disturbing trend. Increasingly gamemakers are stripping their games of "features" so they can profit from "unlocked" features. I don't buy it.. its just another way to gouge consumers. It might work for iphone games, but they should just release the full game outright.

By: Cody

Cody — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:24:25 +0000

Expect it to go up as more gaming companies are increasing their monetization efforts out of the same titles. Take Starcraft 2 for example, they have actually split the game up into 3 parts, each charging 60$ per game, and a new part of the same title will be put out at least yearly.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:43:31 +0000

That's interesting, and that may be one of the reasons why the music industry numbers, for example, are decreasing: there are so many media that money needs to be split at some point.