The growth rate of the global videogame market is expected to improve a slight improvement in 2025 from the previous year, according to a report by the research firm Newsu, a specially viewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
Analysts and industry experts estimated an increase in industry growth this year due to Tech-Two expected blockbuster launch Grand Stolen Auto 6 And new console.
However, the long -awaited title delay for next year and the price increase for videothem hardware generated from tariffs has made consumer expenses uncertain.
According to the report, the global videogame market is estimated to increase by 3.4 percent to $ 188.9 billion (about Rs 16,33,527 crore) in 2025, with an increase of 3.2 percent last year.
“This forecasting solid changes, hardware cycles, pricing trends, base growth and title pipelines,” said the principle analyst of Newsu Mitchell Buzzman.
Mixed per year, Newsu hopes that the market will increase by 3.3 percent by 2027, compared to the earlier forecast of 3.7 percent.
As “GTA VI” is about to launch in 2026, the industry is most likely to promote sales next year, as well as other premium titles such as Capcom’s release of “Resident Evil Ruveyam” of Capcom.
A good start GTA 6 The report states that PC is expected to increase through 2027.
Microsoft price increases Xbox And Soni’s Play station Equipment has feared selling slow hardware because consumers are uncertain of market globally, even as Nintendo switch 2 The company became the fastest selling console.
“Xbox is usually moving on the Xbox One, so there will be more sales to come, but we do not expect a large number of … We hope that the lifetime units of PS5 will still launch the PS4 slightly back,” Buijsman said.
The Xbox developed its own handheld console, Xbox Ally, earlier this month, in partnership with ASUS and set to launch in the holidays 2025.
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