“Worldwide Online PC Gaming 2012-2016 Forecast” added to ReportBuyer.com

Sept. 26, 2012 - PRLog -- ReportBuyer.com has added a new report http://www.reportbuyer.com/go/IDC13068

Summary of Report  -

This IDC study forecasts the online PC gaming market worldwide through 2016. A comparison of the three dominant online PC gaming business models - freemium, prepaid downloads and add-ons, and subscriptions - is used to describe how the market should evolve in the next several years and to identify areas of strength and weakness. The forecast is broken down into North America and the rest of the world and leverages survey data to distinguish key emerging trends."Digital ARPPU is trending down most sharply in the subscription business model, but this doesn't mean subscriptions will be gone in five years," says Lewis Ward, research manager of IDC's Gaming Service. "An interesting dynamic has emerged in which AAA/3D online PC gamers in advanced industrial nations in particular seem to appreciate the flexibility of being able to pay a monthly subscription, purchase prepaid downloads, or rely on microtransactions based on their varying interest levels and disposable income constraints."

   Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the Worldwide Online PC Gaming Market, 2012-2016
   Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Online PC Gaming Market, 2012-2016
   Table: Worldwide Online PC Gaming Customers and Revenue by Segment, 2008-2016
   Table: North American Online PC Gaming Customers and Revenue by Segment, 2008-2016
   Table: Rest of World Online PC Gaming Customers and Revenue by Segment, 2008-2016
   Table: Online PC Gaming Revenue, 2006-2016: Comparison of May 2011 U.S. and September 2012 North American Forecasts ($M)
   Figure: Worldwide Hardcore and Enthusiast/Casual PC Gamer by Gender, 1Q12
   Figure: Worldwide Top 16 Online PC Gamer Genre Penetration Rates, 1Q12
   Figure: Worldwide Monthly ARPPU by Online PC Gaming Business Model, 2008-2016
   Figure: U.S. PC Gamer CPU Speed by Hardcore and Enthusiast/Casual Gamers, 1Q12
   Figure: Online PC Gaming Revenue, 2006-2016: Comparison of May 2011 U.S. and September 2012 North American Forecasts

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