Industry $26 Billion In 2006
According to DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole, whose report is covered on Gamespot, the games industry will reach a revenue of $26 Billion in 2006. From the article: "With a true worldwide marketplace and increasing ownership of multiple systems, this is not a winner-take-all situation. Instead, it is about how profits can be maximized across the unique installed base of different console, portable, PC, and location-based platforms..."
The article says 2008
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