Game Sales Figures To Improve Throughout Decade

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday October 11, 2005 @10:54AM from the keeping-things-cha-ching-ful dept.

IGN is reporting that according to a recent report, gaming sales figures will contribute significantly to entertainment industry figures through 2009. From the article: "The report cautions that these projections are highly dependent on the success of the next-generation gaming consoles to be introduced by Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. The embedded online capabilities expected in the next-generation consoles as well as the global growth in broadband capabilities should also provide a significant boost to online gaming, according to the PWC report."

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There is no talk of inflation by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-11 11:19 · Score: -1, Flamebait

They talk about how it will grow by 7.3% by 2009 but don't factor in inflation; after inflation is taken into consideration you're talking about a stagnat (or shrinking) market.