The full slideshow is a great collection of data, really interesting stuff if you’re interested in gaming biz.

That said, while I’m sure PC enthusiasts (among the larger gaming audiences here at Lemmy and Reddit) will be thrilled to see PC gaming rising while mobile is falling, the actual revenue breakdown is less exciting. PC growth is driven by a larger percentage than ever of microtransactions.

Much of the presentation is centered around “black hole games,” which make up a ton of the market and are extremely difficult to pull users away from. Sad when a lot of the strategy seems to be about cost-cutting and getting better percentages from the storefronts rather than making better games.

The inevitable result of being the platform with the least corporate lock-in.

I finally got into my Steam Deck this last year. Being able to take nearly every game made out and about, not just PC games, has been a great experience. It doesn’t matter to me as much that I can’t play at 4k and 300+ FPS.

But wait I thought PC gaming was dying LOL.