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Video Games Outsold DVD and Blu-ray in 2008

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming, Tech, ZOMG

According to data by Media Control GfK International, video games outsold the combined forces of DVD and Blu-ray worldwide in 2008.

While DVD and Blu-ray sales dropped a combined 6% last year (selling $29 billion in product), video games grew by 20%, to $32 billion.

Technically, people still bought more movies than games, if you account for the fact that most games start at $50-$60 before maybe falling to $20, while movies start as high as $25 before inevitably going lower. (Plus there’s a huge catalog of DVDs that sell regularly for under $10.)

[Games Industry]

Tags: Blu-Ray, DVD, Movies, Sales, TV, Video Games