CONTRARY to the market growth of PC and console games last year with its battalion of new titles, players are spending more time playing old games like Fortnite and League of Legends, according to a newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo.
Although these two markets grew by 2.6% in 2023 and reached US$93.5 billion (RM443 billion) in revenue, Newzoo’s research indicates that the data points towards only a small number of publishers and developers benefitting from the uptick of what games people were playing and spending money on.
The top 10 games on each platform ranked by the average number of monthly active users is almost entirely filled by old games. On PC, PlayStation, Xbox and the Switch, Fortnite took the top spot.
The other titles on the lists are not surprising: Apex Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike 2, Fall Guys, Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft, Roblox, Rocket League and Valorant. For the Xbox and PlayStation consoles, last year’s Starfield is the only single-player game that made the top 10 cut.
