The IDG November 2023 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 console gaming market.

Topics covered in the November 2023 Games Report include:

• A spotlight on the recent attempt to update regulations in China and its implications

• An overview of console deals leading into this year's holiday season

• A deep-dive on genre patterns, including analysis of genre distribution and regional demographics, genre overlap and engagement trends across platforms, shared and distinctive features across genres, and concurrent playership patterns within genres

• An updated forecast for the VR hardware market and accompanying rationales, with a discussion on the performance of the Meta Quest 2 and its competitive landscape 

• A review of Counter-Strike 2's launch performance, and an exploration of the motivations behind its release and potential future prospects

• An analysis of Starfield's launch performance in comparison to other recent new IP releases, and a discussion on Microsoft's future in relation to first-party titles

• An examination of Microsoft's Game Pass promises in light of Starfield's Early Access release and the implications of its release strategy

• IDG's thoughts regarding the recent adjustments to Steam's regional currency policy

Released: November 27, 2023