Here is a follow up to the two-part article, the Next Big Thing in Entertainment, where a prediction is made that the video game industry will give rise to something much larger, that transforms many dimensions of entertainment entirely.
I feel one additional detail worth discussing is the performance of stocks that may do well from this phenomenon. A 5-year chart of four game development companies, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision (ATVI), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), and THQ Inc. (THQI), plus retailer Gamestop (GME) provides an interesting picture.
All 5 companies appear to have greatly outperformed the S&P500 over the last 5 years, despite this being a poor period for technology stocks. Past performance is no indication of future returns, and it is difficult to predict with competitors will prevail over others, but a basket of stocks in this sector will be very interesting to watch for the next 6 years.
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