Online Gaming Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing

Many of the biggest online gaming platforms have been reporting record high numbers over the past two years as individuals had explored alternative forms of entertainment when preferred choices were inaccessible, this had helped lead to an initial surge of numbers from newcomers, but as many stick around these higher numbers continue to remain in place – some of the biggest options have come from mobile as an older audience turn to genres like online gambling with a further list of options for the biggest sites like these, but other platforms like Twitch and online streaming as a whole continue to see big numbers too outside of gaming directly – but what is it attracting so many newcomers?

A great alternative to traditional options – For many fans of sporting, 2020 was a difficult year with the cancellations and postponements for many games and many of the biggest events and online gaming provided a great escape – some big events continued to be played and many games rooted in more traditional sports like FIFA for football and the NBA for basketball had seen growth, welcoming many new fans too. It has provided an audience who may not have typically been interested in gaming and the virtual landscape something new to explore.

Streaming has captured attentions too – Livestreaming for gaming has been thriving even prior to the global health event these past eighteen months, but with remote working possibilities and an enhanced audience it has only grown bigger with some of the bigger household streamer names seeing viewership counts almost double as individuals explore more work flexibility options and are able to watch their favourite streamers during the day – and new fans exploring games they've discovered over this period will be turning to livestreaming too in order to explore new passions.

Mobile continues to lead the way – Mobile audiences have been changing in gaming, no longer are younger teen males the primary audience but instead women over the age of 34 are the most represented players on mobile now, with a disposable income and a desire to play it has helped shift figures too as an older and changing audience find further options in gaming without the need for a dedicated system – predicted figures are expected to continue seeing huge growth as this audience continues to explore gaming options and help the online market to expand.

It's also important to consider the latest releases for consoles too as both the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X have become some of the best selling consoles in a short period of time, and have certainly had their own contribution to the rise of online gaming recently despite shortages hampering efforts at the same time.