In a recent report by firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, they have predicted that video game sales may this year surpass those of music sales (in dollar terms). They also expect further growth in the future, and predict a compound growth rate of 9.1% in video game sales between 2007 and 2011. By 2011 they say there will be some $US48.9 billion dollar in video game sales, up from $US37.5 billion this year. They also predict up to $US950 million dollars being made via video game advertising by 2011. Largest growth is expected to be in Asia, with some 10% growth in that time.
its easier to pirate music than videgames, that may have something to do with it...but there is no denying a 9.1% increase
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I'm not surprised since music as been on the decline for a while now.
I still buy about the same amount of CDs every year, but I do pirate a whole lot else. I pirate to find out what's actually worth a purchase.
A lot of bands are really making more with concerts and merch than with CD sales anymore, and they realize it.
So yeah, sales of discs in plastic covers are up for video games and down for music, but I doubt that video games can top music for... affiliate merchandise, services, whatevs, etc.
There was a study that showed that pirating was really a real issue towards the decline of music. The main reason is that most music is no longer good and there is an only an average of 12 songs on a disc which is lame.
There was a study that showed that pirating was really a real issue towards the decline of music. The main reason is that most music is no longer good and there is an only an average of 12 songs on a disc which is lame.
lol yeah i guess
Well, music has been on the decline sense we can download it for free. Next thing ya know video games will become the next music crisis. ROMS! D:
I doubt video games will go the way of music.
There was a study that showed that pirating was really a real issue towards the decline of music. The main reason is that most music is no longer good and there is an only an average of 12 songs on a disc which is lame.
On a typical radio-rock CD, with each track produced and cropped to fit into a nice 3 to 4 minute block, 12 songs can be a bit short (but for a lot of those artists making it that far with 3-4 decent tracks can be tough!), however for a lot of independent artists who can breach the 4 to 5 to 6 minute mark with each track, mixing up lengths and styles, 12 tracks is a pretty decent number.
I don't really care for the length of the song, just how good it is. If they spend more time trying to get more then 3 or 4 decent tracks then the music industry wouldn't be in this mess. But it's not entirely the artist's fault, it's the labels trying to push an album out to make money.