Future of gaming companies with the impending recession ?
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SteveC
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Good point! I (unfortunately) knew several guys in college who would literally starve themselves so that they could buy their gaming books. They always seemed to have money for Mountain Dew and the Cheetos as well, even if they couldn't afford Raman noodles.Thornir Alekeg said:
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Psion said:
But at the same time, world-building, character-building and the like might make an increase - or the use of systems such as OpenRPG.
I know that when I've had financial strain, I drop the recurring cost niceties, like online games, and instead might spend a couple extra bucks on more open-ended, unlimited use hobbies, like RPGs, because even if I can't find a full-on gaming group, it's possible to do 2-man / 3-man games and still have fun.
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PaulofCthulhu
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In the UK, on TV yesterday, they were talking about the possibility of a crash equivalent to 1929. If that happens people can say goodbye to a lot of things, if my grandparents' accounts of that time are anything to go by.
Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
cignus_pfaccari
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Thornir Alekeg said:
Well, with the price of corn going up, the price of high-fructose corn syrup goes up as well, thus increasing the price of soda. It was about six months ago that around here sodas went from $1.25 to $1.50.
Cheetos and Doritos are also corn-based, IIRC.
Now, as for the main point...the last two recessions we had (1990-1991 and 2001) I didn't notice anything except on the news, though I was in high school for the first one. The second one didn't seem to make much of a dent on RPG companies that I could tell, at least the major ones.
The only RPG company that died due to economic trends recently that I'm aware of is Guardians of Order, which went down when the dollar weakened; less Canadian $ per US $ meant a horrible cashflow issue for them.
Brad
Squire James
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This too shall pass. I think a lot of people have forgotten how things were about 30 years ago... when both inflation AND interest rates were stupidly high! I seriously doubt it'll get quite that bad without someone nuking us, in which case my primary concern is no longer my financial well-being anyway!
C.W.Richeson
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This is a hobby industry. By that, I mean the producers largely do it as a hobby. While there are many people that make a living from it, I think most folk still maintain their day job. Considering that, I don't foresee a recession (if such a thing occurs) impacting the hobby in any great way. If people really stop buying books then some of the larger companies may downsize and freelance more, or so I would expect.
Storm Raven
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cignus_pfaccari said:
If the price of corn goes up too much, then producers can switch to using sugar to sweeten the product. I'd be happy then, I am always on the lookout for "Kosher for Passover" sodas anyway.
sckeener
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Thornir Alekeg said:
Offtopic...but last year...I got a lot of awards from work...in the form of promised money. I just had to ask how I'd like the cash (gift cards, gifts, and cash - minus a small percentage)...after looking at all my choices. I knew what I had to do....Barnes and Noble gift cards...I'm going to get Chevron to pay for my gaming addiction.
Tetsubo
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EricNoah said:If consumers have less to spend, I'd guess they would spend less on luxury items while spending about the same on necessities. I guess it depends on how necessary the average gamer views RPG materials.
While the recession might still be in the theoretical stage I know that my personal finances have effected my buying gaming products. Things are tight in my household and one of the first things to be "cut" was my gaming budget. I might get to order a couple of used books next month. But that would be my first purchase since November. Thankfully I have enough non-fiction reading material to keep me going for years...
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