The Global Subscription-based Gaming Market size is expected to reach $17.9 billion by 2028, rising at a market growth of 12.2% CAGR during the forecast period.
A payment structure that enables customers and organisations to subscribe to and purchase vendors’ services for a given period for a set amount is usually known as a subscription-based pricing model. The subscription-based gaming service renders a wide variety of games from its catalogue to the customers on the devices, which provides top-notch gaming graphics and various other features by charging annual or monthly subscription membership fees.
Customers commit to these lucrative services on a monthly or annual basis. Organisations make available these games on multiple platforms and devices such as tablets, consoles, smartphones, PCs, VR headsets, smart TVs, and many other devices. The subscribers can choose either to download the game or stream the games directly on the platform.
The subscription service lowers the dangers associated with top-performing title delivery on a regular basis. Subscription services generated a regular source of revenue and an engaged audience through which service providers can get stable income through micro-transactions and prepaid downloaded content. The growth of these subscription-based industry also owes greatly to the rise in the number of smartphone users and easy access to online services.
The COVID-19 outbreak certainly has a very great impact on businesses. Businesses and organisations had to shift their operations towards an online work environment. The government made it obligatory for the people to stay indoors imposing strict guidelines to adhere to. As people were looking for ways to entertain themselves and also keep connected to people using subscription-based games. During the COVID-19 period, there has been a transition from live events to live streams as esports has changed the way of their work to cope with the situation. The businesses & organisations associated with the subscription-based gaming market are positively impacted by theCOVID-19 outbreak resulting in great sales and revenue.
The technological breakthroughs in recent years have improved online gaming to an extent that between reality and fantasy there is only a thin line separating them. The excitement, creativity and design of the game have stimulated the minds of the player. Rapid technological advances are resulting in increased subscription-based gaming adoption since they give a unique experience and greater satisfaction to gamers.
The availability of top-notch smartphones has led to the growth of mobile game players worldwide. The expectations for mobile-based gaming is continuously growing among players owing to greater smartphone access and improved internet penetration. The technological advancement in the smartphones like wider screens, storage capacity, and high RAM integration has led to the expansion of mobile-based subscription games users. Even though casual games remain a favourable choice, the screen time of hardcore gaming enthusiasts on phone has increased greatly.
The subscription-based gaming market is often greatly impacted by the fact that the developers have to focus on introducing more engaging environment for the players. Customers look forward to more features as they are paying a monthly fee for the product. The business entities are required to continuously update and provide new themes or content for the end users. This is necessary for the business if they wish to remain in the industry for the long term as users are likely to lose interest and get bored from the features that are being used since long.
Based on device type, the subscription-based gaming market is divided into smartphone, PC, console and others. In 2021, the PC segment dominated the subscription-based gaming market with the maximum revenue share. The availability of new technological advancement, easy access to internet services, and the rise of the media & entertainment industry are the major factors leading to the rising demand for PC games. As people are realising that the productivity of tablets or smartphones is limited, they are turning to the PC which offers multitasking, videoconferencing, and big screen.
On the basis of gaming genre, the subscription-based gaming market is segmented into action, adventure, shooting, fighting, role playing, sports, racing and others. In 2021, the adventure segment garnered a significant growth rate in the subscription-based gaming market. The adventure game allows the player to take up the central character in an interactive narrative. As the user dwells into playing their character they build up new skills as they reach new difficulty levels. The players get to experience their own heroic journey through these adventure games.
| Report Attribute | Details |
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| Market size value in 2021 | USD 8.1 Billion |
| Market size forecast in 2028 | USD 17.9 Billion |
| Base Year | 2021 |
| Historical Period | 2018 to 2020 |
| Forecast Period | 2022 to 2028 |
| Revenue Growth Rate | CAGR of 12.2% from 2022 to 2028 |
| Number of Pages | 220 |
| Number of Tables | 324 |
| Report coverage | Market Trends, Revenue Estimation and Forecast, Segmentation Analysis, Regional and Country Breakdown, Competitive Landscape, Companies Strategic Developments, Company Profiling |
| Segments covered | Device Type, Genre, Region |
| Country scope | US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, UK, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nigeria |
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Region wise the subscription-based gaming market is analysed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LAMEA. In 2021, the Asia-Pacific region led the subscription-based gaming market by generating maximum revenue share. With the growth in independent entities, active business associations, foreign investment and supportive government policies the region has wide opportunities for the gaming business. The governmental policies can entice considerable foreign investment for leading small & medium scale gaming companies for partnership work and businesses. Thus, this support has led to the accelerated growth in this region.
Free Valuable Insights: Global Subscription-based Gaming Market size to reach USD 17.9 Billion by 2028
The major strategies followed by the market participants are Partnerships. Based on the Analysis presented in the Cardinal matrix; Apple, Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation are the forerunners in the Subscription-based Gaming Market. Companies such as Amazon.com, Inc., Tencent Holdings Ltd., NVIDIA Corporation are some of the key innovators in Subscription-based Gaming Market.
The market research report covers the analysis of key stake holders of the market. Key companies profiled in the report include Nvidia Corporation, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Amazon, Inc. (Amazon Luna), Apple, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., Blacknut, and Shadow (OVH SAS).
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The global Subscription-based Gaming Market size is expected to reach $17.9 billion by 2028.
Emergence of Cutting-Edge Technology In The Gaming Sector are driving the market in coming years, however, Need of Continuous Improvements And Content Upgradation Of Games restraints the growth of the market.
Nvidia Corporation, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Amazon, Inc. (Amazon Luna), Apple, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., Blacknut, and Shadow (OVH SAS).
The expected CAGR of the Subscription-based Gaming Market is 12.2% from 2022 to 2028.
The Action segment acquired maximum revenue share in the Global Subscription-based Gaming Market by Genre in 2021 thereby, achieving a market value of $3.9 billion by 2028.
The Asia Pacific market dominated the Global Subscription-based Gaming Market by Region in 2021, and would continue to be a dominant market till 2028; thereby, achieving a market value of $6.7 billion by 2028.
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