Premium PC games revenue worldwide 2008-2024, by category

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J. Clement,
Nov 24, 2022
In contrast to free-to-play games, premium games require consumers to spend money to access certain features in the game. The global premium PC games market increased to 24.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, with the Games-as-a-Service segment generating the majority of revenues. Live service games have become the main revenue driver for many gaming companies.

Premium PC games revenue worldwide from 2008 to 2024, by category (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*Forecast

PC Pay-to-Play Premium: Games that have an upfront charge of $20 or more (before sales or discounts)

PC GAAS Premium: Games as a service (GAAS) that may initially be free but have an aggressive monetization model

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