Few Major Video Game Releases for 2022

Few Major Video Game Releases for 2022

It is no secret that the upcoming video game release schedule is limited.  Many big titles have been delayed until 2023 and beyond.  Surprisingly this could be a good thing for the industry and the titles that are released could see record sales. Of course, COVID is once again the primary culprit for product delays.  Hardware shortages occurred almost immediately with the 2020 shutdown.  However, with software products that have a 2-year plus development cycle the i.....
PC Game Market Hits $37 Billion

PC Game Market Hits $37 Billion

After record sales for PC games in 2020, growth slowed in 2021.  Nevertheless, PC game sales are expected to remain at high levels in the coming years.  The PC has become a true cross-platform play for both console and mobile game manufacturers.  Going forward the line between game hardware platforms will become increasingly blurred even as a growing number of consumers own high-end PCs. In 2021, PC game sales were up 2% to $37 billion.  The .....
Subscription Services Drive Video Game Market Growth

Subscription Services Drive Video Game Market Growth

It is no secret that video game software delays will result in a weak holiday 2022 product lineup.  However, overall video game revenue in 2022 is expected to see continued growth without major new hits.  This is a sign of how the game industry has successfully moved to a games as a service model. In the latest DFC Intelligence market forecast 2022 software revenue from console and PC games .....
DFC Lowers 2022 Video Game Console Forecast

DFC Lowers 2022 Video Game Console Forecast

As the first quarter of 2022 comes to an end video game console shortages remain a major issue. Sales potential for both hardware and software has been limited and will remain as an issue throughout the rest of the year. While market growth is still expected, DFC’s forecasts have been lowered in expectation of limited supply. The latest DFC Intelligence forecasts expect 4% growth in the video ga.....
Opportunities Abound In Soaring Metaverse and Cloud Game Markets

Opportunities Abound In Soaring Metaverse and Cloud Game Markets

Quantifying the market potential for emerging areas like the metaverse, MILEs, VR and AR is a crucial but difficult challenge. It becomes a question of strike too early and go bankrupt or ignore the opportunity and miss out entirely. The good news is that many of these areas have been pioneered and many benchmarks indicate that there truly is gold in the hills. In December DFC Intelligence published a report on Cloud Gaming an.....
Cloud Gaming Forecasted to Reach $13.6 Billion by 2026

Cloud Gaming Forecasted to Reach $13.6 Billion by 2026

The concept of consumers being able to stream games and interactive content directly from the cloud to any device has been around for years. In recent years this has started to become a reality with numerous streaming subscription services for games. A new report from DFC Intelligence forecasts that cloud gaming and interactive streaming will increase an order of magnitude over the next five years. However, much of that growth will occur for products and services that are not part of a.....
Global Survey Highlights Attraction of Major New Interactive Entertainment Frontier

Global Survey Highlights Attraction of Major New Interactive Entertainment Frontier

DFC Intelligence announced the results of a survey of global consumers focused on their expectations and preferences around interacting with streaming video content. The survey of nearly 5,000 people aged 13 and older, commissioned by Genvid Technologies and conducted over the summer, found that nearly all (96%) consumers watch streaming video content monthly and an overwhelming majority (85.4%) would interact with streamed content if they could. “We have been closely watching.....
Video Game Sales Should Set a Record Even as Holiday 2021 Lineup is Limited

Video Game Sales Should Set a Record Even as Holiday 2021 Lineup is Limited

Video game consumers have continued to be in a buying mood, even as stay-at-home restrictions are being lifted. The big challenge is a lack of product, and this looks to continue into the holiday season. In the past couple of weeks Sony and Nintendo have had direct to consumer online events that have become replacements for physical trade shows. The main thing of note from these events is that the big products are coming in 2022. The big products for holiday 2021 are mostly mult.....