[THE BIG WEEKLY QUESTION] Credit Crunch nom nom nom?

[Fez]

Here's one for you.

Can the video games industry survive the credit crunch?

We treat games as luxuries, and they are, but can they get through Christmas? Obviously the answer is yes but... what if they don't? I personally think it's plausible to happen, it won't eradicate the bussiness, but you'll see most developers/publishers going bust , and blu-ray is gonna have to cheapen up or die.

[Wootzeh]

It won't it's one of the things that will probably still sell more than last year.

[Technologic]

Of course it can, people will always buy video games.


Who needs food anyway?

[mangle]

Business hasn't faltered whilst i've been there, infact we've sold more and more over the weeks.

[j4k3]

who needs food when you've got cod 5

[Jam]

Living People.

[J0SH]

Yeah they will survive

[dbgtz]

Some games have food in their name? Edible games :)
It's gonna be car manufactors that suffer the most, as you'll see on the news.

[Frodo13.]

I don't think people will stop buying games, however I do think that people will start looking for bargins and going to cheaper places for games.

[Technologic]

I don't think people will stop buying games, however I do think that people will start looking for bargins and going to cheaper places for games.

GAME CITY!

Best video game shops EVER. and the guy in there is well nice, he tests every single game himself to make sure it works lol and there are hundreds of games in there

[Andeeh]

Yea it should be fine =]

[Suck]

Nah, the credit crunch doesn't affect games. Games have sold slightly less before the Christmas rush, but now it's getting to the christmas period they're selling better than ever. Budget games and preowned are going well as they are the cheaper alternative.

People won't stop buying games. People have credit cards to max out.

[Joe!]

The video game industry is one of the only industries to actually still be growing. So I doubt very much that it will collapse over christmas.

[Joe!]

The video game industry is one of the only industries to actually still be growing. So I doubt very much that it will collapse over christmas.

[Ashley 12344]

Then again, they could do with the kick up the backside, so to speak.
I'm getting sick of games that don't take very long at all to complete.

[MrPinkPanther]

I'm getting sick of games that don't take very long at all to complete.
I agree, in recent years I think games have been getting shorter with developers more focusing on Multiplayer which I think is wrong. Multiplayer is all well and good to play with friends after you have completed a game but I dont think it should be the basis of a game like it was with say Halo 3. To me it seemed like the campaign was more of an extra rather than the other way around.

[Fez]

You guys are giving me ideas for this week ya know ;)