Such a major drop in the console market in SuperData is attributed to the lack of major releases, such as Anthem and Apex legends. Because of this, the share of shareware games segment fell by 49%, and premium – by 17%.
Analysts say that in February, the spread of coronavirus had little impact on the game market in North America and Europe, since many restrictions took effect only in March.
However, spending by gamers from Japan increased significantly last month. Revenue Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle in the Land of the Rising Sun increased from $ 24.8 million in January to $ 78 million in February.
Number of active users Counter-Strike: Global Offensive per month reached a record 24 million. Also, a competitive shooter is approaching its record monthly income, which was set in July 2017.
However, SuperData believes that success may not be sustained due to Call of Duty: Warzone and upcoming release Valorant from Riot games.
Giveaway The sims 4 subscribers Playstation plus led to the fact that the number of console players for the first time exceeded the number of players on the PC – 2.5 million against 2.2 million. Analysts believe that free giveaway has become a way to attract new users, since the majority of The Sims 4’s revenue still comes from in-game content
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