Top 5 Video Gaming Industry Trends of 2018

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From the past few years, gaming industry is at a digital zenith. As demands for innovative games rise, game developers feel inspired to create unique games with incredible storyline, graphics, play environment, characters, and levels. In 2017, game development experts experienced a great hike in gaming enthusiasts and game-specific technologies. While it is impossible to tell with absolute certainty what awaits us, one could make a number of educated guesses as to some trends which may meet us this year. On that note, here are the top 5 trends that are likely to define 2018’s gaming industry.

PC/Mobile Cross-Platform
We can see that a lot of the video game trends of 2018 have solid foundations build upon the successes of previous years. One such trend is mobile gaming and cross-platform gaming, an innovation that many in the gaming industry are beginning to take advantage of. Games that were once only available on PC and gaming consoles are beginning to reach across the divide and make their way into the mobile platform. Also in many games you can sync your progress on different platforms using the universal account and most of the time gamer gets sign up bonus for that.

Battle Royale
This one trend is single handedly reshaping the gaming industry. Battle royale games in 2018 are the hottest topic around, and gaming companies are scrambling to get a share of the Fortnite pie. Fortnite released in 2017 since then it has gained massive traction, and its momentum shows no signs of slowing down.

Adoption of eSports
eSports is an industry filled with commercial opportunity because there are a variety of revenue streams that companies can tap into. The most common genres of video game associated with eSports are a real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena. At present, eSports is one of the major trends that gaming companies are willing to invest in, as the eSports market revenues rose more than four times between 2013 and 2017, and is most likely to triple, again, by 2021. As eSports becomes increasingly recognized it is likely to continue affecting how games are designed and played.

Cloud Games
Cloud based games are here to redefine the way game development is done and gamers play the game. Players don’t even need to worry about the storage capacity for the game and they can set the language as per their respective geographical locations.

Retro Games
It’s by now fairly common knowledge how powerful nostalgia is as a marketing tool, but with video games, there’s another component that makes players more likely to stick with what they know and love. For many, it comes down to time. The retro games like Mario and Contra on mobile devices have already solidified their positions in the heart of young kids. The particular approach gives a feeling of generational travel.

Take Away
Each year produces its great course of actions, mobile gaming is gaining much wider reach and impact than PC and console games in 2018. These 5 trends further signify how video gaming industry is booming globally.

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