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Games Industry To Double By 2011

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lot-of-sequels dept.

GamesDailyBiz is reporting that the games industry will double in market size by 2011. This is according to a study, not some sort of time-scrying device. From the article: "The videogame industry has been growing exponentially in recent years, and a new study from ABI Research has indicated that the growth will continue. According to the study, the videogame market will expand from $32.6 billion in 2005 to $65.9 billion in 2011. Online and mobile gaming will be the primary source of the growth, while the rest of the market will see growth, but to a lesser extent."

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  1. Make up your minds... by Red+Samurai · · Score: 1, Insightful

    One minute they say it's declining, the next they say it's gonna double.

  2. I should be happy... by casualsax3 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    ... about this "growth" but I'm far from it. If the popularization of video games so far has given us anything - it's the Spike TV Video Game awards - a ceremony that last year didn't mention Metroid Prime.

    I liked being a gamer in high school, because not a lot of people were into it, and because of that games had to be good to sell. Now I'm not the kind of guy that stops liking a band because they've gotten popular - that doesn't make any sense. What I'm complaining about is how previously good genres are being dilluted and ruined to appeal to a new wider audience. What about us loyal customers that have supported Square from the beginning? We didn't deserve Final Fantasy X-2. Now EA can pump out Madden after Madden - actually remove features and charge $10 more for the Xbox 360 version and get away with it.

    I'm glad that the industry is robust now, I just don't like the direction it's headed.