IDG's January 2022 Games Report offers in-depth coverage of the global gaming market. This report features IDG's insights and analysis on key trends affecting the console, PC, and mobile gaming markets, along with thorough coverage of other news and M&A activity into the space. In addition, this report features an updated forecast for the global PC gaming market.  

Topics covered in this quarter's update include, among others:

• IDG analysts' predictions for which trends we expect to see in the games industry in 2022

• IDG's initial thoughts on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and a discussion into possible actions Sony might take as a response 

• A further in-depth examination of the current state of NFTs and P2E games

• A look into the sustainability of UGC game economics

• Post-mortem of console sales performance during the Holiday 2021 season 

• A deep dive into the success of PUBG Mobile in the Turkish market

• An exploration of the evolution of Game Pass and its reliance on first-party vs third-party content growth

• An examination of the rise of gaming companies going public through SPACs

Released: January 31, 2022