Gamasutra has an interesting article in which two industry analysts are asked how videogame sales will suffer in the possible imminent event of a recession. The response is that games have shown themselves to be resilient in previous slumps, but that if things got that bad, it's likely that the Wii, with its audience of less committed casual gamers, would feel it first. (Alternatively, casual gamers in the UK could plunge themselves into their own mini-debt crisis by buying Rockband...)

It's also suggested that hardcore gamers will cut back on games buying eventually, though perhaps only after removing movies, music, theme parks, vacations and restaurants from their entertainment agendas.

So with mortgage costs set to rise and credit getting harder to come by, at what point would YOU consider cutting down on your game spending? And what will you be prepared to sacrifice first?