Do MMORPG's Cause People to Buy Fewer Games at Retail?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday June 23, 2006 @04:27AM from the a-zero-sum-game-in-the-games-industry dept.

Grimwell writes NPD reports that the video games industry isn't doing so hot in 2006. Information on a report found at GameSpot indicates that consoles are down, but PC titles are up, led by MMORPG sales. From the article: "Do MMORPG's benefit the industry by bringing in more actively involved gamers? Or do they bleed money away from other companies in the industry as MMORPG players spend their money on subscriptions and skip out on trying other games that hit the shelf because they already have something to go home to?"

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I buy fewer games.... by shinma · 2006-06-23 04:33 · Score: 5, Informative

I haven't bought nearly as many games in the time I've been playing World of Warcraft.

The time I have that can be allotted to video games is simply taken up. That doesn't mean I'm not spending just as much money on games now as I used to, just that all my money's going to Blizzard, rather than being spread out.

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