Jan 2021 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS47386321
By:
Lewis Ward
Research Director, Gaming and VR/AR
At CES 2021, some of gaming's biggest brands and OEMs showed off sexy new PC hardware that will definitely raise the bar on laptop gaming, especially and under the surface, these systems reveal part of the evolving competitive dynamic betwe...
Dec 2020 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS47223221
By:
Lewis WardResearch Director, Gaming and VR/AR
Google's cloud-streamed gaming (CSG) service celebrated its first anniversary in November, and in the past week, it announced easier 30-minute free trials, iOS browser support, and four new games coming to its Pro subscription service in Ja...
Oct 2020 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS46963320
By:
Lewis WardResearch Director, Gaming and VR/AR
Facebook today launched a beta service that delivers a handful of free-to-play, cloud-streamed games to Android device and PC users located along much of the United States' Eastern Seaboard, plus California and Texas, with nationwide expans...
May 2021 | IDC Survey | Doc # US47669721
By:
David Myhrer
Research Vice President, Lewis WardResearch Director, Gaming and VR/AR
This IDC Survey uses data collected from >2,500 U.S. console gamers in late September and early October last year to assess the relative satisfaction and affinity that gamers have for the Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox brands. Nintendo ...
May 2021 | Market Share | Doc # US46350021
By:
Lewis WardResearch Director, Gaming and VR/AR
This IDC study examines and contrasts the performance of the major video game console brands and associated game software and service spending in the 2011–2020 period. Global market shares for Switch, Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 5, PlayStation ...
Apr 2021 | Market Note | Doc # US46349820
By:
Lewis WardResearch Director, Gaming and VR/AR
This IDC Market Note summarizes and contextualizes several game development–related sessions delivered at the virtual GDC Showcase event that took place in mid-March 2021."At the GDC Showcase, Unity execs touted ease of use and visual editi...
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Mobile consumer devices, Online gaming