The Golden Age of Video Games

Proof of this is that half of the revenues generated by the gaming industry come from mobile games. Overall, the video games industry recorded nearly $135 billion in revenues in 2018, on par with revenues from the global film industry. This ecosystem, which is undergoing structural change with the development of e-sport, virtual reality and, above all, streaming services, must therefore be taken seriously. In the same way that arcade terminals have given way to home consoles, they could overtake them in favor of dematerialized games, or cloud gaming. In other words, players could completely do away with physical media to play streaming through an internet connection on any screen. In short, it is the same principle launched by giants such as Netflix for the film industry, or by Spotify for the music industry. The main market players are therefore getting ready to adapt to these new ways of "consuming" a video game, which promises to change the landscape of the industry. In this context, this thematic list includes traditional players in the video game industry, represented by the main publishers, distributors and manufacturers of game consoles, but also the pioneers of cloud gaming, who launched several streaming services.