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The games industry’s growth potential is shrinking | MIDiA
The games industry's days of double-digit growth are behind it, according to MIDiA's sobering new Global Forecast report for 2025.
Rhys Elliott, MIDiA’s games analyst, said in a statement, “Make no mistake: GTA and the Switch 2 – and other premium releases – will help add more revenues for the market (+6.4% year-on-year growth for console in 2025). Elliott said in a follow-up interview with GamesBeat, “Many executives thought – and were led to believe by some consultancy firms and leading games analytics companies – that double-digit growth would continue [after the pandemic], greenlighting risky projects and strategies. The Switch 2, which could potentially support any kind of game from mobile to PC (if the rumors about the new mouse-like functionality are true), is likely to offer publishers a way of extending the life of their back catalogues.
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