Online Games to Quadruple by 2011

ches_grin writes "A new report from DFC Intelligence predicts that the online game market will quadruple over the next five years, growing from $3.4 billion to more than $13 billion. Although previous studies have pointed to Asia as the leader in online gaming, this report suggests that North America may take the lead. MMO are expected to be the genre that drives growth, although casual games are also predicted to grow. Despite the predicted growth, the gaming market is not entirely rosy: 'On the downside, even with market growth many companies are likely to struggle to become profitable. A big problem is that the market is becoming more fragmented among different companies, types of products and markets.'"

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[Anonymous Coward]

and another report says that the market will dissapear by 2012, at the end of the fourth world, according to the mayas

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[grammar fascist]

I'm getting tired of RPGs and FPSs.

You could always try Progress Quest. It really does take all the boring parts out of an RPG. It leaves you with... nothing?

Heading to the killing fields...

Slaying an adolescent Half-Dwarf... Got Half-Dwarf beard

Slaying a porn elemental... Got porn elemental lube

Heading back into town to sell your stuff...

Buying upgrades...

Heading to the killing fields...

Gross Assumption

[TheSkepticalOptimist]

This assumes that people will still be interested in online gaming 5 years from now.

5 years ago:

I bet Hollywood would have thought box office receipts would have trippled by now

I bet the RIAA would have thought the fad of online music would be over by now

I bet Hummer drivers would have thought it would be cheap to drive a big ass cars now

I bet nobody figured George Bush would still be in office today.

I bet the makers of Duke Nukem Forever would have thought they would have released a game by now

The bottom line is, never get your hopes up.