scholarly journals Vertical Integration, Exclusivity and Game Sales Performance in the US Video Game Industry

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricard Gil ◽  
Frederic Warzynski
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Sales Performance ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
Game Industry

scholarly journals Vertical Integration and Exclusivity in Platform and Two-Sided Markets

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (7) ◽  
pp. 2960-3000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin S Lee
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Consumer Welfare ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Sixth Generation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Hardware Platforms ◽  
The Impact

This paper measures the impact of vertically integrated and exclusive software on industry structure and welfare in the sixth-generation of the US video game industry (2000–2005). I specify and estimate a dynamic model of both consumer demand for hardware and software products, and software demand for hardware platforms. I use estimates to simulate market outcomes had platforms been unable to own or contract exclusively with software. Driven by increased software compatibility, hardware and software sales would have increased by 7 percent and 58 percent and consumer welfare by $1.5 billion. Gains would be realized only by the incumbent, suggesting exclusivity favored the entrant platforms. (JEL D12, L13, L22, L63, L86)

Bluehole: Bluehole’s spectacular success in the video game industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-155
Author(s):  
Yongjin Oh ◽  
Seungchul Lee ◽  
Jaewon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Game Industry

scholarly journals Surrounded by a wall: The hermetic language of the Polish community of video gamers. Do Poles know the language of Polish gamers? The results of a survey-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-112
Author(s):  
Rafał Maćkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Entertainment Industry ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Colloquial Language ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Sheer Size ◽  
Video Gamers

The video game industry is today one of the most rapidly developing branches of the entertainment industry. Such corporations as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are increasing their investment engagement in the manufacture of gaming hardware (e.g. computers, consoles, and tablets), and in game development for various platforms. There has developed and continues to expand an extensive terminology which due to the increasing consolidation of the user base is progressing towards producing a sociolect. Linguists have not yet examined the lexis of gamers which is why it must be studied considering the extent of the phenomenon and the sheer size of the gamer community. Video gamers form a large group. At this point it must be stressed that the gamer community and the lexis specific for it does not exist in isolation. The lexis used by gamers continues to permeate outside the community, e.g. to other media or the colloquial language. The author of this article conducted a survey to check whether the lexis of video gamers is known to random respondents. This article presents the results of the survey.

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