A timely news on afjv.com, the French association for video games, since the site reveals the results of a study conducted by data.ai, and thatwe're going to start talking to you more and more about Valve's latest portable console (PC), the Steam Deck. We learn that mobile games represent 61% of the global games market, which is expected to reach $222 billion in 2022.
With $136 billion in 2022, mobile gaming is growing 1,7 times faster than the overall gaming market. We knew that the Covid-19 pandemic was favorable to this boom and the study shows that at the global level, “Users downloaded 45% more mobile games per week in Q2021 1,1 compared to pre-pandemic levels, reaching over XNUMX billion games per week” reports the AFJV. These figures only take into account the iOS and Google Play platforms. But the signals can only be encouraging for Nintendo Switch and now Steam Deck since they reflect, beyond the support, a gaming habit.
See the full study at date.ai, and the summary on afjv.com.
