Re:US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay...
by huntertwo on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:19PM
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Congrats on your success, I suspect they're not gonna be surprising for many. People can't spend in stores and are home all day, Amazon seems like a natural, almost obvious, winner. People who haven't seen a downturn in income have seen a reduction in places where they can spend money, not a reduction in reason to spend money.
Re:US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay...
by pyromine on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:16PM
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That's not entirely true, expectations are not solely based on "I have a job" they are also based on the expectation of "Can I get a new job if I lose my job" among other complexities, there will certainly be a reduction in marginal propensity to consume even among those who have maintained their employment.
So yes, Amazon may well be a winner because of the shift, but they are winning a larger fraction of a smaller pie.
I suspect Amazon's numbers for this quarter are going to surprise a lot of people