在美国，尽管经济在衰退，游戏业却一片繁荣。纽约时报上的一篇文章写道：

Avid fans of the Grand Theft Auto games acknowledge that buying the new Grand Theft Auto — and spending hours descending into a free-for-all of crime and punishment set in an animated facsimile of New York City — can require some financial sacrifice. But for many, the purchase of the game is justified by its entertainment value. Finishing the game can take more than 40 hours, turning a $60 investment (tax not included) into entertainment that costs $1.50 an hour (food and bathroom breaks not included).
Ryan Holt, 21, a student at the University of Northern Colorado, plans to spend $90 to get the collector’s edition, which comes with a duffel bag, art book and soundtrack. It pinches his budget, but he said there are things he would sacrifice before a great video game.
“I’d probably give up my cellphone,” he said. “Probably not food. That’s really tough. I like food.”
$60/40小时的游戏时间＝$1.5/小时的娱乐费用……
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/technology/29game.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

这篇文章说尽管美国食品和燃料物价大涨，玩家还是会把最后50美刀拿来买牛奶、鸡蛋和游戏

“People say that if consumers are down to their last $50, the last three things they’ll buy are milk, eggs and video games,” said Colin Sebastian, a video game industry analyst with Lazard Capital Markets.

因为游戏是最便宜的娱乐方式了。。。。

不买游戏买什么？

游戏是最便宜的娱乐
难道出门去酒吧？一晚上就是60刀

其实网游最便宜。网费+月费一个月才50刀不到。老外就住地下室天天吃生菜+黄油面包。

加拿大那里大米都限购了，每人四袋，其实木有，要到唐人街买。