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The Video Game Industry is Cooked, Piracy is Back

Long-form21:03News & PoliticsPublished Sep 25, 2026, 6:06 PM · 3w ago
Views
421,401
+3,547 views/hour
Views / hour now
3.5K
measured 5h ago
Peak views / hour
3.5K
5h ago
First 24 hours
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not tracked from upload
Engagement
1.7%
likes + comments / views
Likes
6.5K
1.6% of views
Comments
548
0.13% of views
Est. ad revenue
$4,214–$10,114
lifetime, $10–24 RPM

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Avg views / day
17K
since upload
vs channel median
1.1×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#10
of 21 tracked

Views over time

1 readings

Total views Views gained per hour
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Description

Grab your 25% discount off Obscura VPN using my link - https://obscura.com/ined #piracy #videogames 0:00 The decline of digital ownership 1:08 Sony and the digital shift 4:08 Memory supply and AI demand 7:07 Rising costs for consumers 8:46 Monetization and live service 11:20 The illusion of physical media 13:38 Corporate restructuring and instability 17:10 Piracy as a service failure 19:10 Consumer backlash and future outlook

Statistics from the YouTube Data API, tracked by FameX. Views per hour, revenue and comparisons are FameX estimates.