Abstract
Introduction
This databook provides top level data charts & tables to
highlight future subscriber growth across the online games sector, with
breakdowns by platform and region.
Scope
Outlines next-generation console uptake for both home and handheld
units until 2010 while providing splits for each of the major gaming
markets.
Highlights key pricing strategies of each of the major console
manufactures over the past 20 years.
Highlights
The video game console
market is undergoing significant transformation with the entrance of
next-generation consoles. Nintendo remains the leader in competitive pricing
strategies.
Datamonitor expects the Sony PlayStation 3 to perform very well in in the long
term, having the largest install base by 2010. The console is not expected to
dominate as much as its predecessor, the PS2, due to late launch issues in the
PAL region and the early lead of Microsoft' s Xbox 360.
Reasons to Purchase
Forecast uptake in the next-generation home and
handheld console market till 2010.
Highlights historical and current
pricing strategies for previous generations of video games consoles.
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