Games on mobile devices developed significantly through the years. From very simple and basic, but entertaining games like famous “Snake” present on Nokia phones or 2d racing games, to games that can compete even with modern games intended for consoles or PC’s, at least in terms of generated income. Over the years mobile games were always behind PC or console games in terms of graphics, but now as technology advenced and phones may be more powerful than some PCs or consoles this is subject to change.
Mobile gaming industry is becoming more and more profitable industry, especially this year – beacuse of the coronavirus pancemic more people resorted to playing games on their phones to spend their free time. In 2020 top 5 money-earning games earned over 1 billion dollars each. PUBG mobile emerged on the first place. Although it was banned in India, because of Tecent being the developer of the mobile version of PUBG and accusations of stealing personal data, it achieved insane success.
PUBG Mobile, coupled with the Chinese relabeling, Game For Peace, emerged as the highest revenue-generating video game throughout the world this year, across both Google Play and the App Store. It garnered a jaw-dropping sum of $2.6 billion over the last 12 months, indicating a 64% year-over-year increase.
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2020/12/pubg-leads-record-breaking-year-for.html
Developers of other games present on the graph above can also be proud of the income they generated. Overall, the industry generated huge profits this year having 19.5% increase from last year.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the mobile game sector witnessed a stellar boom. By generating around $75.4 billion this year and witnessing a 19.5% increase from last year, it’s safe to say that mobile games did a good job of entertaining the people while they were in quarantine.
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2020/12/pubg-leads-record-breaking-year-for.html
Mobile gaming this year saw a surge in popularity as homebound consumers relied on their smartphones for entertainment during the pandemic. App installs for mobile games surged 45% in 2020, outpacing the 32% growth for the prior year.
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/mobile-gaming-surges-as-pandemic-drives-45-jump-in-app-installs/591417/
Especially the simplest and most casual games are generating most profits, as they are literally for everyone. You don’t have to learn anything about the game, you just play and after a short while you are well acquainted with the rules. The game launches immediately, you can stop playing at any time and they don’t require great-performing smartphones. It is much easier to find a moment in your busy day to play a simple and casual game, instead of launching your PC or console and play a complex game that requires a lot of time.
Although the industry of mobile games is growing, smartphones specially designed for gaming are still not very popular. Not every smartphone is well suited for playing more complex games, and although the game may be lauched, it performance on your device may be upsetting. There aren’t many gaming smartphones on the market, and playing complex (in terms of graphics) games on your regular mobile phone may lead to it overheating easily. Not many companies are interested in making gaming smartphones, and prices of available ones are not satisfactory for everyone. In near future, more companies might get interesed in desiging phones made for gaming, especially if the mobile gaming industry will be expanding.
Sources:
https://screenrant.com/pokemon-go-pubg-billion-dollar-mobile-games-2020/
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2020/12/pubg-leads-record-breaking-year-for.html
Mobile gaming is a very good way to entertain yourself and improve your mood during a global pandemic!) Especially, when you have a wide choice
Weirdly, mobile gaming is more profitable than PC or console gaming. For me, it’s confusing because mobile games are extremely simple and not interesting in comparison with pc\console titles. Frankly speaking, It’s hard to play on a touchscreen, I’d rather use a joystick or a keyboard and a mouse.
I agree that games on PC/consoles are much more interesting, but as it written in the article Phones are more accessible,so it’s not surprise for me that mobile gaming is developing like this
Looking at these earnings, I don’t want to play games on my phone anymore. It is a waste of time and money.