The gaming industry in India has been seeing a surge from the past few years. The mobile gaming technology has taken up people’s lives strongly. Every person having a smart phone plays at least one game on their mobile phones. Studies show that the average time spent on non-voice content in mobiles has increased five times in the past few years. Lately, it can be said that people are spending more time on their smartphones for playing games.
The mobile gaming industry has earned large sums of money since the past few years. The main reasons for mobile gaming being such a hit is that it is portable. It is also considered as one of the best forms of entertainment anywhere at any time. The gaming industry as a whole has seen a rapid growth due to the entry of new technologies. Here are a few of the prevailing and upcoming gaming industry trends.
Rise of Mini Games
Mini games have become the latest trend of the gaming industry. These are the small games that make up larger games. These are similar to the regular games on the basis of installation and sometimes of similar sizes too. Such games motivate the spirit of competition and sharing amongst friends. These games increase the user engagement and retention.
Real Money Gaming
The real money games are becoming very popular with time. With the Indian Premier League, fantasy games have been doing the rounds. There are games that involve betting of real money that have high cashback in form of returns. With the entry of fantasy games, giving betting a legal status, several Indians spent money on these games.
Decline of Gaming Consoles
Some gaming consoles are upgrading and improving with every new release. Even with the improvement of these devices, the sales seem to be declining. The reason is not the quality of the consoles, but because they are being replaced. The cheaper and multipurpose option instead of these devices are mobile phones. With the entry of mobile games that can be played by people at anytime and anywhere, the gaming consoles were found to be less feasible. Even after spending high amounts of money towards the gaming consoles, people did not have the option of playing anywhere they wanted. There are more flexible options available.
Age-Friendly
The incorporation of mobile games has brought in a variety of games for all age groups. There are games available indifferent genres also like puzzles, adventure, racing, brain games, etc. With flourishing technology, people of all age groups are becoming tech-savvy and have the urge to explore the gaming world. Age-friendly mobile games have become a new trend to keep all age groups entertained.
Cloud-based Games
The development of cloud-based games is on the rise. Small and large gaming companies are wanting to invest in this technology. Cloud-based games improve the visualisation of games, social media integration and competitive playing elements. High-end game engines can draw the power of cloud. The major achievement of using cloud is that it takes care of most of the grunt work in the development process of mobile games.
Games help people with various things. Everyone has their own reason to play games like entertainment, leisure, love for it, earning, passion, etc. Whatever the reason may be, there is always at least one game that each person plays. With the improving technologies, companies are also exploring more into the gaming sector.
-Shreevarshita Gupta
