Implications? Increase of spare time? Increase of game hardware sales. Less serious work being done? Opportunities for more gamification? Will this continue postpandemic?
We're still spending record amounts on gaming, a year into the pandemic in Engadget By J. Fingas @jonfingas
The PS5 and Switch played key roles in the sales surge.
Video game sales are still smashing records roughly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic led many people to stay indoors. The NPD Group has determined that video game spending in the US surged 18 percent in March 2021 compared to a year earlier, hitting a new record of $5.6 billion. Hardware sales in particular jumped 47 percent to $680 million, breaking a March record that hasn't been touched since 2008 — yes, the heyday of the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360. ... "
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