2K global boss Christoph Hartmann has told MCV that he feels the games industry will not suffer a slow-down from the current recession.
In an interview with the website, he had this to say:
”Traditionally, when the economy does badly, the entertainment market grows. I don’t see why it should be any different this time. The recession is coming, but it’s not only about the sad situation of people worrying if they can pay their mortgage - it’s people wondering if they can still afford to spend £500 to go crazy in Ibiza twice a year.
“People spend less than a tenth of that on a video game that will last for hours in their own home. Cost-wise for a decent amount of hours of entertainment, it’s cheap. Brutally cheap. The recession shouldn’t have too much of an impact.”
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