'Pushed to the limit': could 2021 be the worst year ever for video games?

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Signs at Oxford Circus underground station, in London, last November promote the UK launch of PlayStation 5. Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA

 

Since the pandemic began, the video games industry has been booming.

 

Last year was a bumper year, with most of the world’s population forced inside by lockdowns and looking for safe ways to have fun and socialise, and new games consoles such as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S launching in November.

 

UK consumers spent more on games last year than ever before; Roblox, a gaming platform popular with children and teens, saw an 85% uptick in players and shares in the company recently rose 60%, increasing its value to $47bn.

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/mar/25/2021worst-year-ever-for-video-games