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by outlawBand 1809 days ago
...but there is a huge percentage of the population that doesn't like / play video games.
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mullingitover 1809 days ago
It's true, and yet even with a lot of people not being gamers[1]:

> Global videogame revenue is expected to surge 20% to $179.7 billion in 2020, according to IDC data, making the videogame industry a bigger moneymaker than the global movie and North American sports industries combined.

So the fact that there are still lots of people who aren't gamers just means that the video game industry has plenty of room for growth.

[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/videogames-are-a-bigger-in...

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metalliqaz 1809 days ago
the "gaming" industry includes mobile games and things like slot machines, in addition to the big consoles that most people think of.

I think there are more "gamers" than you might think.

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merlincorey 1809 days ago
Plenty of them are willing to watch people play video games, even if they don't want to play them.
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watwut 1809 days ago
Those consider themswlves games and report themselves as gamers. They claim to like games.
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