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Does a game being 'mobile-first' limit the amount a developer can charge on console?

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Some of the biggest titles of the past few years have demonstrated that mobile platforms do not need to be a lesser alternative to a title's home console editions. Other titles from major IP holders are now set to have simultaneous releases across both home consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Read more

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Are games consoles facing extinction?

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Developers used to have to partner with publishers for their games to reach market; now they can use digital platforms and release their wares into the world without a middle man. We used to have a dedicated device like a console or PC to play the latest AAA blockbusters, now we can also play these directly on our mobile phone.

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Console revenues decline as PC soars; Mobile still dominates in $187 billion market

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PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0% In contrast, mobile gaming, despite its significant market share, is expected to grow at a slower rate of 3.0% Console gaming, on the other hand, is anticipated to see a slight decline of 1.0%

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How to market console and PC games in a mobile world

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Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa.

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The continuing quest to bring Age of Empires to mobile

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Since then, the historical real-time strategy series has had multiple releases on platforms such as home consoles and mobile devices. With Age of Empires 4 pleasing fans on PC and Xbox, Microsoft is making another attempt to attract smartphone audiences with the upcoming Age of Empires Mobile. Read more

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What Resident Evil Village on iOS tells us about the future of AAA mobile game development

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox When you play Resident Evil Village on an iPad Pro, it's flabbergasting to believe that this is Capcom's latest mainline entry running natively on a mobile device, looking every bit as good as its home console counterparts.

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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play

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Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. And having 11 owned studios where we're not just a publisher of games but actually a developer of games, we think is a differentiative asset for us." Read more

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