IDG's April 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 updated forecasts for the global PC and VR gaming market.

Topics covered in this quarter's update include:

• An analysis of the future of the VR market, including IDG's updated 5-year forecast

• Coverage of the Axie Infinity hack and the industry’s shifting thoughts on Web3 technology

• Details on PlayStation’s new PS Plus offering and an analysis of the company’s future strategy surrounding live service games

• Insight into the industry-wide ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for developers and gamers alike, plus thoughts on the specific challenges some local companies in the region are facing

• A retrospective on the Switch’s journey to becoming Nintendo’s best-selling console ever and how the Switch Lite helped the console sustain its popularity

• A summary of how consumers have responded to the launch of the Steam Deck and how the platform’s open-source devkit could change paradigms in the gaming industry

Released: April 27, 2022