According to Venture Beat , the video game industry is still taking a beating. Now the NPD Group says that during the 2012 xmas season revenue from the gaming industry peaked at $3.2 billion in retail. A drop off of 22% from 2011. Looks like the Tablet market is also tapping into the gaming market since gaming apps are much cheaper and the product is portable. Or in my opinion both Sony and Microsoft need to move forward with a next generation console.