India’s gaming industry is now worth close to $1 billion, and the country has quickly become one of the biggest gaming markets in the world. With a growing interest in games developing throughout the population of India, the country is helping to change the face of the global gaming industry, leading to new trends and innovations around the world.
India’s economy is leading the way in the gaming industry as more Indians get online and start playing. The rise in gaming’s popularity is partly thanks to India’s young population, with 50% of the country under the age of 25. As the gaming market in India continues to grow, it is expected to be worth around $3.8 billion by 2024. The increase in the amount Indians is spending on games means they are helping to change the industry, with some of the main changes listed below.
Online Gaming
With over 560 internet users, India is the second-largest internet consumer in the world, and this generation of internet-savvy Indians has found a love for online games. Whether played on mobile, PC or games consoles, online games allow users around the world to connect and play together. The demand for online games from India as led to developers increasingly focusing on adding online connectivity.
Today, popular online games are developed into eSports, where the best players from around the world compete for massive prizes. India is a growing presence on the global eSports stage, with top Indian players competing in games like FIFA and Counter Strike. As eSports become even more popular, developers are starting to focus their efforts on producing games that allow fast-paced and competitive gameplay.
Online casinos are also popular, giving players the chance to win real money playing interesting slots, Blackjack, Roulette and many others. These sites are legal across most of India, and there is a growing demand for online casino games that cater specifically to Indian players.
Mobile Gaming
Most Indian gamers play games on their mobile, with mobile gamers accounting for around 85% of the industry. The is thanks to the growing accessibility of cheap, high-quality smartphones, as well as India having some of the cheapest and fastest mobile data networks in the world. An example of a highly popular mobile game in India is PUBG mobile, which at its peak saw 34 million Indian players per day. Indians alone were responsible for 125 million downloads of the game.
The rising popularity of mobile gaming has led to many developers starting to take mobiles more seriously as a platform to develop and publish games. In past years, mobile gaming was inferior, but today, many AAA titles have launched on mobile and found a lot of success. As Indian players continue to download mobile games in huge numbers, the mobile gaming market is improving with better graphics, more features and greater accessibility than ever before.
Indian Game Developers
With so many Indians now interested in gaming, it is perhaps no surprise to see that the number of game development companies has also increased in the country. Loads of well-established studios, including Ubisoft and Electronic Arts have set up business in India. These are two of the biggest names in the industry, and it can only be a good thing for Indian gaming if AAA titles start being produced in the country.
As well as these, there are plenty of Indian developers now active and producing games on PC, mobile and other platforms. Some of the top developers include Gamotronix, Timuz Solutions, Otro Inc and Reliance Games. As the industry continues to grow, Indians will have more chances to play games developed in their own country,
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