[Quikinterp]

The interaction is a huge component of it. Shared experiences is important to a lot of people. It's why people love playing games with friends. Even single player games, people will still discuss online etc.

I think it's always more immersive than a movie, even in terms of non immersive games. "You" are the one playing after all. I also think there's such a wide variety of games that's there's something for everyone.

Music is much cheaper to consume. I have 95% of the music I ever care to listen to at my fingertips from a single music streaming subscription. That definitely contributes to the pure money factor and why games sell more.

A lot of artists make more in merch, vinyl, and touring ticket sales than they do in pure streaming numbers. Buying new video games generally cost more. Even if they don't, people tend to spend more on microtransactions.