Key trends of global gaming industry

Key trends of global

gaming industry

Author Oksana Samanchuk

Edge of tomorrow

Gameplay is expanding its influence and

would not be surprising if this kind of

entertainment would overshadow to the

rest. All this is possible to find in the game!

A little more - and we will control

computers by thought, and they will

actually be able to carry a person's soul to

the server, or discover the secrets of the

creation of the universe. But before these

events far away, read the most interesting

trends of the global gaming industry.

Cross-screen gaming

Only five years ago, gamers

played mainly on two screens:

The TV and the PC. That number

has since doubled giving room

for more time and ultimately

money spent on gaming. Gamers

will still spread their budget

across all screens putting

pressure on individual game

revenues.

Global game revenues

Global game revenues will

grow at a compound annual

growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7% to

$86.1 billion by

2016. The number of gamers

worldwide will rise from 1.21

billion this year to 1.55 billion.

Fastest growing segments are

clearly smartphones and

tablets that are expected to

take 27.8%

of the global games market in

2016.

The full report also

plots projections

towards 2016 using

different ways of

segmenting the market*.*According to Newzoo Trend Report

Merging of

single and

multi-player games

One of the main trends of

past shows the merger of

single player with multiplayer.

Globally in the gameplay will

not change anything, but now

during the passage of the

storyline, you will always see

the other group of players,

also perform their quests.

With them, you can always have a word or unite for joint passage, or participate in the so-called public events.

The growing

influence

of indie games

Thanks to Steam, in it’s time to start selling games

from independent developers without the

mediation of publishers, the world suddenly

realized that low-budget game - it's really cool!

Large

publishers are

beginning to

cautiously bet

on smaller

developers. If

all of these

initiatives will

end

successfully,

soon we are

waiting for the

golden age of

indie games.

The ubiquity

of microtransactions

Shareware model of distribution system

with built-in shopping has long been

synonymous with the mobile segment, and

now this virus successfully captures the

MMOG market and other major projects.

Certainly, it is a good thing for the players

themselves and the industry as a whole, as

saves time spent on pumping and search

for objects, and also solves the problem of

piracy. But this system will only work if the

developers will leave the most devoted

gamers the opportunity to complete the

passing game without making any

purchases.

Reduction «box» sales

In light of the significant growth in digital sales disappear from stores boxes of disks is unlikely to be for someone unexpected news. Internet in most cities is already fast enough. This means that for many people is much easier to download the game, rather than go out and buy the disc.

In addition, services for the

digital distribution of games

provide a range of additional

services, which are mainly

related to the game updates and

additional content for them.

Slowing the development

of graphics Many popular designs all of its

appearance as if hinting to us

that in the near future is

nothing more beautiful we

could not see. On the same say,

and next-generation consoles,

major hits

which look like

good modern

computer,

and nothing more.

For example, full body playing with Kinect - proximity sensor

game controller that allows the user to interact with the game

console without the aid of a contact game controller through

verbal commands, body posture and displayed objects or

pictures. In addition, in the near future will appear such things as

Oculus Rift - 3D-glasses virtual reality, completely overturning

the gameplay and rocked the media better than a roller

coaster.

Migration major actors and directors

Due to the rapid growth of the gaming industry, sooner or later filmmakers finally move into

virtual reality.

Can recall The Chronicles of Riddick, where the computer Riddick coped in his role no worse than Vin Diesel. But this is an isolated case, which once again proves that the film can not simply convert to the game.

The growing popularity of

games and big budgetsNow the budgets of big games are often higher than the cost of many blockbusters, and next-generation games will be much more expensive. Budget main game century - GTA V was 266 million dollars, and has exceeded even the cost of "Avatar" and "The Avengers." But if in the case of this game, no one doubted that it was the first day of sales will bring 800 million dollars, many other members of the industry should look for new business models to ensure the return of the invested money.

Every day millions of developers are

working to ensure that every game is

getting better. IT industry dictates trends.

It is a fashion that is worth pursuing,

because it makes you think differently.