target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: Jun 2024 - Document type: Market Forecast - Doc  Document number: # US50814624

Worldwide Home Video Game Console Forecast, 2024–2028: Game Spending per Console Trends Lower

By:  Lewis Ward Loading

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Table of Contents


  • IDC Market Forecast Figure

    • Figure: Worldwide Home Video Game Console Revenue Snapshot

  • Executive Summary

  • Advice for Technology Suppliers

    • Figure: Worldwide Home Console Games/Gaming Services Annual Spending per Console and per Gamer, 2019–2028

  • Market Forecast

    • Table: Worldwide Home Video Game Console Hardware and Packaged Game Shipments, Install Bases, and Gamers, 2019–2028 (000)

    • Table: Worldwide Home Video Game Console and Microconsole Revenue, 2019–2028 ($M)

    • Figure: Worldwide Home Console Hardware, Packaged Game, Local Digital Game/DLC, Cloud-Streamed Game, and OEM Subscription Revenue Share, 2023–2028

    • Figure: Worldwide Home Console Game and Gaming Service Revenue Share, 2024

  • Market Context

    • Drivers and Inhibitors

    • Drivers

    • PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and "Switch 2" Resonate

    • Digital Spending Trends Higher

    • Inhibitors

    • A Weak Near-Term AAA New Games Lineup

    • The Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas War

    • Significant Market Developments

    • Changes from Prior Forecast

    • Figure: Worldwide Home Video Game Console Revenue, 2019–2028: Comparison of December 2023 and June 2024 Forecasts

  • Market Definition

  • Methodology

  • Related Research