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In 2021, the industry grew to approximately US$198.5 billion.
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It is expected that by 2027 the video game sector will increase by around 141.6 million.
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79.6 percent of gamers want to develop professionally in the gaming industry.
There are many people in the world who are playing various video games online on their mobile phones, which is why various viral stories have emerged. This is the case of a GTA Online player who shared on Reddit how he requested a refund of $75,000 from the game, to which he returns the sum of $32 million upon entering the title.
In recent years, the video game industry has seen a great increase in numbers, which is why in 2021 it reported a market value of approximately 198.5 billion US dollars and, according to a report by Mordor Intelligence, it is expected that by 2027 this will increase to about 141.6 million.
Given this, in Mexico, according to a 2021 report, 8.4 million people have competed in online tournaments, six million watch video game channels via specialized platforms or social networks, 11.1 million have been viewers of professional tournaments online.
the refund
It was through a post on the Reddit social network that a GTA Online player shared the refund he received from the game.
The player who identifies himself as Skraelos reported that in the video game he wanted to buy bunker supplies valued at 75 thousand dollars, but when he did not receive them, he requested a refund of the amount spent in the game, to which Rockstar returned the sum of 32 million dollars. dollars when entering the title.
“When I logged back online, I noticed that the money was gone, but the supplies never arrived. So I just made a ticket hoping they can get the money back (yes I’m very stingy even with such a low $ amount), and the next thing I know tomorrow I get the message on the OP screenshot” , says.
It is worth clarifying that it is online money, since an 8 million Shark card to use in the game has a value of approximately 83 dollars, the player received the equivalent of 332 US dollars.
“I have absolutely no idea how this could have happened. In fact, I’m not going to touch the money, let’s see if Rockstar is going to realize it and is going to take that amount from me later, “explained the player.
The publication on the social network has generated a large number of interactions such as 4,600 and 300 comments from Internet users, who congratulated him on his luck.
“Bless the Rockstar support person who gave you 32 million,” read one comment.
“Nah, the guy was probably quitting that day,” another netizen said.
Others told a similar story that happened to another player but in real life, since he said that he found a processor valued at 9 thousand Mexican pesos among a pile of “garbage”.
But also among the comments is that of another who tells how in his anniversary gift as a joke he asked his girlfriend for a list of PC components and they ended up giving him a 40,000-peso gaming computer
In short, there are many stories that surround the world of video games on social networks, especially the new generations, who are in this world every day.
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