Worldwide Connected Console 2007-2011 Forecast: Downloads for Dollars

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Survey Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Connected Videogame Consoles
    • Online PC Gaming
    • Online Console Gaming Evolution
    • Last-Generation Competitive Online Console Strategy
    • Nintendo GameCube Online
    • Sony PS2 Online
    • Microsoft' s Xbox Live
  • Current-Generation Online Consoles
    • Consoles' Multiple Hardware Configurations, for Better or Worse
    • Xbox Live Sets the Standard for the Connected Console Experience
    • Sony PLAYSTATION Network: No Place Like Home
    • Nintendo Wii Brings the Mass-Market Gamer in Sooner
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Online Console Gaming Market, 2007-2011
    • Broadband Speed and Persistence Necessary for Connected Console
    • Console Cycle Progression and Online Gaming
    • Figure: Online Gaming Participation, 2003-2006
    • The Mass-Market Gamer Will Connect (and Buy) Mass-Market Games
    • Figure: Interest Level of Console Gamers Without Online Experience in Playing Games Online
    • Figure: Interest Level of Console Gamers in Downloading Game Items Online
    • Figure: Willingness to Pay $2.50 for a Downloadable Game Object
    • Figure: Willingness to Pay $5.00 for a Downloadable Game Object
    • The Core Gamer Downloads, Buys, and Plays Mass-Market Games
    • Console Connectivity Beyond Online Gaming
    • Currency and Exchange Models for Connected Console Transactions
    • Nongame Multimedia Downloads
    • Demographics Extend Beyond Stereotypical Young Males
    • Consumption Trends to Increase with Variety of Downloads
    • Connected Consoles Forecast
    • Table: North America Online Videogame Console Sales, Installed Base, Gamers, and Revenue, 2005-2011
    • Table: Worldwide Online Videogame Console Sales, Installed Base, Gamers, and Revenue, 2005-2011
    • Regionality
    • Subscription Revenue Growth
    • Game-Related DLC Revenue Growth
    • Advertising and Sponsorship Revenue Growth
  • Market Context
  • Table: Worldwide Online Console Revenue, 2004-2011: Comparison of May 2005 and June 2007 Forecasts ($M)
  • Figure: Worldwide Online Console Revenue, 2004-2011: Comparison of May 2005 and June 2007 Forecasts
• Essential Guidance
  • Primary Hardware and Software Vendors
  • OEM Manufacturers
  • Publishers and Developers
  • Retailers and Distributors
  • Regarding Advertising
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  • Related Research
  • Definitions
  • Synopsis