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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

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    1. Horace Dediu‏Verified account @asymco 9 Sep 2013

      Game over http://wp.me/pWQsq-1sN 

      9 replies 25 retweets 16 likes
    2. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
      Replying to @asymco

      @asymco That analysis rubs me the wrong way because it takes sales #s and derives long term sustainability conclusions. //@monkbent

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
      Replying to @palimondo

      @asymco Where’s the revenue share of game sales? How are game studios doing with regards to platform vendors? Who gets most value?@monkbent

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. Ben Cousins‏Verified account @BenjaminCousins 9 Sep 2013
      Replying to @palimondo

      @palimondo if you let me know what specific data you need, I can point you to places to source it

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
      Replying to @BenjaminCousins

      @BenjaminCousins I dunno. Is there a global equivalent of http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2013.pdf …, page 10 statistic?

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    6. Ben Cousins‏Verified account @BenjaminCousins 9 Sep 2013
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      @palimondo not that I know of, but how would sales by genres be useful?

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    7. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
      Replying to @BenjaminCousins

      @BenjaminCousins Page [10] (12th page in PDF) - US sales in billions, showing the split between Video and Computer Games (Console vs. PC?).

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    8. Ben Cousins‏Verified account @BenjaminCousins 9 Sep 2013
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      @palimondo ah ok. There is deeper US data in my talk from 18 months ago. http://kotaku.com/5892836/the-best-26+minute-argument-that-game-consoles-are-dying …

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    9. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
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      @BenjaminCousins OK, that presentation (http://kotaku.com/5892836/the-best-26+minute-argument-that-game-consoles-are-dying …) actually does address all of my questions/objections. // @asymco @monkbent

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    10. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
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      @BenjaminCousins Yet,  comoditizes SW. iOS game profits can't sustain AAA console game budgets. Consoles still can (?) @asymco @monkbent

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      Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 9 Sep 2013
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      @palimondo @BenjaminCousins @asymco industries exist because of consumer support, not because of their own need to exist.

      3:32 PM - 9 Sep 2013
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        1. Pavol Vaskovic‏ @palimondo 9 Sep 2013
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          @monkbent Agreed. So until the non-casual gamer decides mobile is good enough, consoles will hang on. @BenjaminCousins @asymco

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