This line from The New York Times this morning kind of blew my mind:
"The game industry now accounts for significant chunks of the economy. It is larger than music, U.S. book publishing and North American sports COMBINED. Microsoft’s game division and Activision Blizzard *each* make more money annually than all U.S. movie theaters."
(Emphasis mine)
@peterdrake @Doyce
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/briefing/microsoft-activision-ftc-corporate-concentration.html
I know it's just a Google search away but I always appreciate when people leave the source so that others can easily verify information or read more if they are interested.