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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've heard of a similar ‘golden age’ of 1983.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Apples and Onions. Not even close to the same situation, since we don't rely on physical copies anymore, and the physical copies that are produces are such a limited run that they are basically collectors items or data archivist / ownership enthusiast items.

Also that crash only really affected the US. The gaming market as a whole just kind of absorbed the losses, and got stronger for the video game comeback in 1986 in the US.