In 2022, mobile games generated approximately **** billion U.S. dollars in annual revenue, accounting for ** percent of the global gaming market during the measured period. Console games were ranked second with **** billion U.S. dollars in global revenue.
Game monetization strategies
The day were the actual purchase of a game was only money-related transaction in the process are long gone - today, digital gaming platforms are brimming with subscription services, downloadable content (DLC) and add-ons, as well as in-app or in-game purchase options for virtual items or game-enhancing experiences. A 2020 survey of game developers found that the most common gaming business models in the gaming industry were paid downloads, followed by free to download titles.
Premium titles
Paid gaming titles are usually refers to as premium titles, a further distinction from free-to-play (F2P) games. In 2020, the top-grossing premium gaming title on console and PC was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The sixteenth installment in the CoD series was released in 2019 and generated over *** billion U.S. dollars in revenues in 2020. FIFA **, published by Electronic Arts, was ranked second with just over **** billion U.S. dollars in global revenues. Overall, premium console gaming revenues are projected to reach **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021.
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