Physical Video Game Software Dollar Sales Plunged to an All-Time July Low of Just $85 Million in the US — the Worst Total Since Tracking Began in 1995

iamthetot@piefed.ca · 15 days ago

Physical Video Game Software Dollar Sales Plunged to an All-Time July Low of Just $85 Million in the US — the Worst Total Since Tracking Began in 1995

brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 14 days ago

Huh. The AI slop image shown on the post doesn’t appear at the link. Weird. I wanted to see more detail. From here it looks like a giant Wii that takes Laserdisc.

I’m not sure why you jumped to this, but its a stock image from 2024, from GettyImages:

https://www.themirror.com/tech/gaming/sony-sparks-global-outrage-surprise-1101406

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/playstation-employee-demonstrates-how-to-put-a-disk-into-news-photo/2186493403?slot=11

A PlayStation employee demonstrates how to put a disk into the PlayStation 5, at the Sony headquarters building in central Tokyo on November 27, 2024. December 3, 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first release of Japan’s Sony PlayStation, transforming the world of video games. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 days ago

Huh. Well, at less than one-inch squared, I was pretty sure that’s what I was seeing. I didn’t think to reverse image search it. I just figured they were being silly.

I’m leaving it. It’s good info.