Power Up Your Portfolio With Video Game Stocks. Video game consoles are usually sold at close to cost, or even at a loss, following the razor-razorblade model.
The real bread and butter for console producers is revenue from games, and this is also where the game developers come into the picture. Investing in game developers is like investing in movie companies or pharmaceuticals. The share prices of developers swing according to what's in the pipeline. As the cost of developing games has increased, many small developers have been bought up by bigger companies or private equity firms in order to access more capital. TheTopTips - Nas entrelinhas da notÃcia.