<story><title>US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay at home</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/us-video-game-sales-have-record-quarter-as-consumers-stay-at-home/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ArtWomb</author><text>I&amp;#x27;d argue it&amp;#x27;s not just lockdown. This has been an epic release year: Animal Crossing, Half Life Alyx, Doom Eternal, Gears Tactics, Valorent, Sea of Thieves. And on and on. Paper Mario: Origami King trailer looks like so much fun there is no reason to leave the house this summer ;)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kosei</author><text>As someone who works in the video games industry, I can guarantee it is the lockdown. Stay at home orders align really closely with significant lifts in new players, increased hours played, and many other core metrics across the industry. And many games have seen significant lifts in their existing live service performance (not just new games).</text></comment>
<story><title>US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay at home</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/us-video-game-sales-have-record-quarter-as-consumers-stay-at-home/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ArtWomb</author><text>I&amp;#x27;d argue it&amp;#x27;s not just lockdown. This has been an epic release year: Animal Crossing, Half Life Alyx, Doom Eternal, Gears Tactics, Valorent, Sea of Thieves. And on and on. Paper Mario: Origami King trailer looks like so much fun there is no reason to leave the house this summer ;)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>duxup</author><text>Half Life Alyx&lt;p&gt;Big name, but random googling says Half Life Alyx sold 50k vs.... Animal Crossing at 11 million+ by March 31.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not sure Half Life Alyx has any relevance as far as volume of play goes ;)</text></comment>