

PC and Console Gaming Predictions with Newzoo's Tom Wijman
Jan 29, 2024
Tom Wijman, Newzoo's Lead Analyst, joins the hosts to discuss gaming market predictions. Topics include challenges faced by the gaming industry, decrease in development budgets, impact of web shops on in-app purchases, the relationship between economic recession and gaming, gameplay and progression systems, challenges of live service games, and the role of AI in game development.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Growth and Challenges of the Gaming Industry
02:11 • 14min
Market Value, Dollar Fluctuations, and Sponsors in Gaming
16:10 • 3min
Decrease in Development Budgets and the Importance of Profitability
19:02 • 6min
The Impact of Web Shops and Direct Stores on In-App Purchases
25:19 • 3min
The Impact of Economic Recession on Gaming
27:51 • 12min
Gameplay, Progression, and the Concept of Multiverse
39:22 • 3min
The Challenges of Live Service Games
42:32 • 21min
The Role of AI in Game Development
01:03:52 • 9min