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Re:'Grand Theft Auto V' Crosses $1B In Sales by madsushi on Friday September 20, 2013 @07:28PM (#6421160)
Well, games have been around for a far shorter time period than movies, so you're not comparing games from 1920 to games from today (and thus the overall effect of inflation is lower). Also, since the former #1 game (BLOPS 2) came out just a couple of years ago, and GTA V beat it by 60% on launch ($800m to $500m), inflation didn't play a significant role.
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Re:'Grand Theft Auto V' Crosses $1B In Sales by Steko on Friday September 20, 2013 @08:20PM (#6421354)
That just takes the argument in circles since the former #1 might not have been the inflation adjusted #1. It may be the case since "launches" weren't always such a big deal.
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