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blelltoday at 5:40 PM3 repliesview on HN

That’s because Hollywood makes movies, not videogames. You also spent a few hours driving but Hollywood hasn’t done anything about it because they are not in the business of making cars.


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jonas21today at 5:56 PM

They are substitute goods. A common failure mode is not realizing this until it's too late.

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simonklitjtoday at 5:43 PM

Well, sure, but they’re both in the entertainment space.

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alephnerdtoday at 5:42 PM

> That’s because Hollywood makes movies, not videogames

Not true. Most media conglomerates own both video game and movie production. The big players like Disney, Sony, Comcast, Universal, etc all have ownership stakes in video game companies and most TMT funds invest in both as a same bucket.

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