According to a recent study, the majority of console gamers don't pay for the games they play.
Sharing is caring, and GameSpot reports that console gamers have embraced that concept to their cores. The market-research firm Newzoo has recently released a study finding that 56 percent of console gamers get the games they play by borrowing from family or friends.
Despite that, the downloadable content industry is growing steadily. DLC and downloadable game sales in 2011 have already surpassed those for boxed games in the US.
These developments are not entirely unexpected. The truth of the matter is that gaming is an expensive hobby, and it makes financial sense for gamers to share, or even for groups to chip in and buy games together. DLC is a great way for gaming companies to still make a profit during all this. Not everyone can shill out $60 every time they want to play a new game, but they can spend $10 for a cool extra feature. And so the gaming industry stays alive.
Despite that, the downloadable content industry is growing steadily. DLC and downloadable game sales in 2011 have already surpassed those for boxed games in the US.
These developments are not entirely unexpected. The truth of the matter is that gaming is an expensive hobby, and it makes financial sense for gamers to share, or even for groups to chip in and buy games together. DLC is a great way for gaming companies to still make a profit during all this. Not everyone can shill out $60 every time they want to play a new game, but they can spend $10 for a cool extra feature. And so the gaming industry stays alive.
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