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PC Gaming Remains More Profitable Than Console Gaming, Mobile Gaming Surpasses Everything

Newzoo has released the latest quarterly update of its Global Games Market Report, revealing some interesting sales figures about mobile, PC and console gaming. According to the stats, PC gaming remains more profitable than console gaming in 2016. However, mobile gaming has now surpassed everything, and is expected to grow even further in the next couple of years. Continue reading PC Gaming Remains More Profitable Than Console Gaming, Mobile Gaming Surpasses Everything

PC Is The Third Most Profitable Platform For Ubisoft In Q2 2016

Ubisoft has just revealed its latest financial results and according to them, the PC platform is the third most profitable platform for the French publisher. The first one is PS4, followed by “Other” platforms (mainly mobile devices) and then we find the PC. The PC has managed to surpass all old-gen consoles, as well as Microsoft’s Xbox One. Continue reading PC Is The Third Most Profitable Platform For Ubisoft In Q2 2016

PC Is A Very Important Platform For Activision, Remains The Most Profitable Platform

And here is another big surprise for all PC gamers. After EA, Konami and Ubisoft, here comes Activision to join the PC-bandwagon. While all these publishers will never admit how important to them the PC platform actually is (you all know why okay okay, Ubisoft already did), their financial results show the PC platform leading the charts (or being among the two/three most profitable platforms). And according to Activision’s latest financial results, the PC is the most profitable platform. Continue reading PC Is A Very Important Platform For Activision, Remains The Most Profitable Platform

PC Is Still A Very Important Platform For Electronic Arts, Almost As Profitable As Each Current-Gen Console

Electronic Arts has issued its Q1 and Q2 2016 financial stats and as we can see, PC remains a really profitable platform for the big publisher. According to EA’s stats, the PC GAAP net revenue was 23% in Q2 2016 and 21% in Q1 2016, whereas the current-gen (PS4 + Xbox One) GAAP net revenue was 41% in both Q1 and Q2 2016. If we assume that PS4 and Xbox One have the same sales, then PC is the leading platform for the company’s GAAP results. Continue reading PC Is Still A Very Important Platform For Electronic Arts, Almost As Profitable As Each Current-Gen Console

Microsoft Is “Really Looking at” Streaming from PC to Xbox One

I think it is safe to say that as PC gamers we did not expect much when Phil Spencer announced earlier this year that Microsoft had big plans for PC gaming. After the Windows 10 event yesterday the general consensus has remained pretty much unchanged. Where was the focus on PC gaming? Continue reading Microsoft Is “Really Looking at” Streaming from PC to Xbox One