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Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Forecast, 2024–2028: Western and Eastern Growth Strategies Diverge

Publisher IDC
Published Aug 30, 2024
Length 47 Pages
SKU # IDC19127330

Description

Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Forecast, 2024–2028: Western and Eastern Growth Strategies Diverge


This IDC study examines the cloud-streamed gaming market from 2024 to 2028. It considers users (MAUs), hours of use (in billions), and revenue ($M) worldwide in four geographic regions: North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific (including Japan), and the rest of the world (MEA, Latin America, and CEE combined). In the worldwide section, it segments monthly users and hours of use across mobile, PC/Mac/Chromebooks, and TV screens. The document includes an assessment of key business-to-business (B2B) and B2C vendors and brands. It also assesses market trends, as well as related growth drivers and inhibitors, and examines service-specific U.S. gamer results from 2Q23."The cloud-streamed gaming market proved immune to the major downturn that affected the far larger local mobile, PC, and console gaming markets in the past two years. It still represents a low single-digit share of all spending on video games, but CSG has clear advantages that should push associated revenue in this market segment well above $6.5 billion worldwide by 2028." — Lewis Ward, IDC's research director of XR, Gaming, and Interactive 3D Software

Table of Contents

47 Pages

IDC Market Forecast Figure

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

Worldwide Forecast

B2B and B2C Vendor Positioning

North America Forecast

Western Europe Forecast

Asia/Pacific (Including Japan) Forecast

Rest of World Forecast

Market Context

Drivers and Inhibitors

Drivers

Fiber Optic and 5G SA Cellular Network Rollouts

Rising Customer Accessibility and Reach

Inhibitors

Local Gaming Works Just Fine for Most Gamers

Pricy Hyperscaler Services

Significant Market Developments

Changes from Prior Forecast

Market Definition

Methodology

Related Research

Pricing

Currency Rates
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