Console Gaming Industry
Console gaming has come a long way since PC gaming was the dominant gaming platform, Xbox 360 was the first Next-gen console to launch with games like Gears of War and a terrific online service called Xbox live, it didn’t take much for people to embrace it, the Playstation 3 and the WII were released a year later and since then console gaming has taken off; it has a dominant market share now with third party publishers mostly making their games for the PS3, 360 and the WII.
With the hardware makers competing with each other for attracting the consumers, the quality of games has increased a lot, all the three platforms have become highly successful and contribute to the Growth of the Gaming Industry.
With tons of innovative exclusives and multiplatform titles and a huge install base, majority of the revenue for the gaming industry comes from the next-gen consoles.
Gaming industry in India is no different, PS2 was the most dominant console here now the HD twins Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 have taken over. Both Sony and Microsoft give complete support to these consoles in India, which establishes fast growth for gaming. Indian gaming market according to Neilsen is supposed to grow to $100 million by 2010 with majority of revenue coming from consoles.
Games are easily available in India usually on the international release and the gaming industry is India is growing rapidly, its good times to be a gamer in India with Reasonable prices for console games and easy availability of accessories and customer service. With India being one of the countries that support Xbox live and PSN store Rumored to be coming at the end of 2010, its clear that India as a gaming market is being taken very seriously. There is a huge community of console gamers in India who are very passionate about gaming, this projects a positive outlook for the future of Gaming in India.
Console gaming is here to stay and is growing really fast and is a great investment for people who want a great entertainment device in their homes.
With the hardware makers competing with each other for attracting the consumers, the quality of games has increased a lot, all the three platforms have become highly successful and contribute to the Growth of the Gaming Industry.
With tons of innovative exclusives and multiplatform titles and a huge install base, majority of the revenue for the gaming industry comes from the next-gen consoles.
Gaming industry in India is no different, PS2 was the most dominant console here now the HD twins Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 have taken over. Both Sony and Microsoft give complete support to these consoles in India, which establishes fast growth for gaming. Indian gaming market according to Neilsen is supposed to grow to $100 million by 2010 with majority of revenue coming from consoles.
Games are easily available in India usually on the international release and the gaming industry is India is growing rapidly, its good times to be a gamer in India with Reasonable prices for console games and easy availability of accessories and customer service. With India being one of the countries that support Xbox live and PSN store Rumored to be coming at the end of 2010, its clear that India as a gaming market is being taken very seriously. There is a huge community of console gamers in India who are very passionate about gaming, this projects a positive outlook for the future of Gaming in India.
Console gaming is here to stay and is growing really fast and is a great investment for people who want a great entertainment device in their homes.