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2026-05-01 17:07 UTC

I know you didn't make this graph, but what was whoever-it-was smoking when they put the line for VR all the way up there? It should be slithering along the bottom right like a snake.

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@EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-01 21:06

You're misreading how the graph is laid out. The y axis is the combined total revenue of the entire video game market, with each new piece of the market being added on top of the older ones over time (although arguably arcades are the oldest form and should be below consoles). VR is the newest niche, and so it goes on top of everything else as it adds its revenue to the gross total of the entire market, despite only being a tiny piece of that sum. In your layout, consoles/arcade would be at the top with everything else underneath them.

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@woelkchen@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 17:44

> I know you didn’t make this graph, but what was whoever-it-was smoking when they put the line for VR all the way up there? From what I've learned from buddies who are into VR, it's a really weird subculture of super high end headsets, sometimes even full body suits with force feedback, and other shit. Honestly, wouldn't be surprised if all that revenue is A) real and B) relying on a few big spenders.

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