SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that the PC gaming market saw a 24% year-over-year growth in January 2018. According to the report, gamers spent $8.9B billion digitally on games across all platforms in January.
The Social and Pay-to-Play MMO segments shrank 5% and 9%, respectively. On the other hand, Mobile and Free-to-Play MMO segments continued to grow, 11% and 1%, respectively.
SuperData Arcade also reported that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege is coming back to life on both consoles and PC due to Ubisoft’s continued support of the game. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite earned over $200 million in digital revenue from console and PC this month, and Fortnite hit record high engagement once again. Overwatch had over 15 million MAU playing on all platforms in January and its combined additional content revenue across both console and PC doubled year-over-year.
Last but not least, here are the world’s most popular digital games across PC, console and mobile.
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I wonder how much of that growth is due to the seemingly dramatic rise of PC gaming in territories such as China and Russia?
Free to Play PC 2018 Forcast:
Asia = $9.0 Billion
Europe= $3.0 Billion
North America= 2.5 Billion
That seems a fair indication of the likely answer.
I’m most surprised that Monster Hunter placed second within consoles, only coming behind CoD (expectedly). Bodes well for the PC release this fall, which I’m definitely very excited for!
PC is a dying platform, it’s just a matter of time, do yourselves a favor and buy a console now
You’re going to die, it’s just a matter of time.
Hemorrhoids are inevitable… It’s only a matter of time.
yes when it comes to aaa singleplayer else pc is growing in online multiplayer f2p bullsht
Console is a dying platform, it’s just a matter of time, do yourselves a favor and buy a tablet now
typical pirate, pirates games, hurts industry but gets upset over someone insulting their platform, scum of the earth.
How does PC gaming make any money whatsoever, when 110% (yes, somehow this magic number is attainable in the minds of the intellectually void) of PC gamers are pirates? How?
you can’t pirate online f2p filled with microtransaction bullsht that is where the money is in pc gaming freaking ignorant idiot
“pirating isn’t hurting the industry” because i do it and i think so since i’m mentally challenged.
“I wanna try a game before buying” did i mention i can’t buy games because i’m poor?
clown.
I never said i pirate . I just trie things . Pirating is illegal but it dosnt mean its hurting the game
I buy games when its good enough . I dont want my steam libary filled whit games i dont enjoy after 2 hours . And i can find som cash 2x year if the devs put theyr soul in the game .
Clown ? No . I am a pirate . Cuz i like AC: black flag .
i’m sure pirating doesn’t hurt industry, you’re not a pirate and actually decent human being. anything else?
No
them lootboxes tho……..lol.
xbox one x native 4k gaming for only $500.