- See also: PC sales figures
The personal computer (PC) gaming industry dates back to the late 1970s. After video games helped popularize home computers in the 1980s,[1] the PC game industry boomed in the 1990s. In 2005, consumers spent $1.4 billion on video games for PCs in 2005, according to research released by analysts NPD Group. Of that, $344 million came from subscriptions to online games and gaming Web sites, according to NPD's estimate.[1] This number has since increased along with the generally growing video game market and with the release of popular PC games such as World of Warcraft and The Sims. The worldwide PC-based game market is worth as much as $10.7 billion as of 2008. This number includes retail sales, online revenue, digital distribution and relevant ad sales.[2]
According to Forbes [3], A many years the PC has become the most lucrative market in the industry, thanks to its unique hardware performance and characteristics. In consequence of this, the PC receives a average 300 new monthly releases, 90% of them is Exclusive titles, while other platforms receive 10-30 Title month to month and Exclusive titles just represent 10% on these platform.
In 2017, the worldwide PC game industry generated a global revenue of $33 billion.[2]
Largest PC gaming markets[]
- See also: Video game industry
The largest PC gaming markets:
China – $13.1 billion (2016)[3]
United States – $5.3 billion (2017)[4]
South Korea – $2.34 billion (2016)[5]
Japan – $1.8 billion (2015)[6]- Germany – $1.4 billion (2015)[6]
- United Kingdom – $800 million (2016)[7]
- Russia – $600 million (2016)[8]
PC game industry in the United States[]
- See also: NPD sales figures
It's important to keep in mind, however, that this NPD data concerns retail data only and does not include sales of digitally downloaded games, micro-transactions, online subscriptions (e.g. World of Warcraft), etc. The NPD Group recently started paying more attention to online revenue, but this data does not include that.
| Year | Game industry |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $701 million |
| 2007 | $911 million |
| 2006 | $970 million |
| 2005 | $953 million |
| 2004 | $1.1 billion |
| 2003 | $1.2 billion |
| 2002 | $1.4 billion |
| 2001 | $1.6 billion |
Sales milestones[]
- See also: Steam and PC sales figures
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Sales milestone | Market | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Microchess | KIM-1 | 1,000 | USA | [9] |
| 1978 | Computers | 40,000 | Worldwide | [10] | |
| 1980 | Computers | 50,000 | Worldwide | [11] | |
| 1983 | Suspended | Computers | 53,654 | Worldwide | [12] |
| Starcross | Computers | 55,547 | |||
| Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken | Computers | 60,000 | Japan | [13] | |
| Choplifter | Computers | 60,000 | Worldwide | [14] | |
| Deadline | Computers | 85,000 | Worldwide | [12] | |
| Zork | Computers | 144,070 | |||
| Door Door | Computers | 200,000 | Japan | [15] | |
| Sokoban | Computers | 400,000 | Japan | [16] | |
| Pac-Man | Computers | 1,000,000 | USA | [17] | |
| 1987 | Kung-Fu Master | Computers | 1,000,000 | Worldwide | [18] |
| Ghostbusters | Computers | 1,000,000 | Worldwide | [19] | |
| 1989 | Hydlide | Computers | 1,000,000 | Japan | [20][21] |
| Thexder | Computers | 1,000,000 | Worldwide | [22] | |
| RoboCop | Computers | 1,000,000 | Worldwide | [23] | |
| International Karate | Computers | 1,500,000 | Worldwide | [24] | |
| Pac-Man | Computers | 2,000,000 | USA | [25] | |
| Kung-Fu Master | Computers | 2,000,000 | Worldwide | [26] | |
| Ghostbusters | Computers | 2,000,000 | Worldwide | [19] | |
| 1991 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | Computers | 2,000,000 | Worldwide | [27] |
| The Last Ninja | Commodore 64 | 2,000,000 | Worldwide | [28] | |
| 1995 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | Computers | 4,000,000 | Worldwide | [29] |
| The Last Ninja | Computers | 4,000,000 | Worldwide | [30] | |
| 1997 | Myst | Computers | 4,000,000 | Worldwide | [31] |
| Last Ninja 2 | Computers | 5,500,000 | Worldwide | [30] | |
| 1999 | Myst | Computers | 5,500,000 | Worldwide | [32] |
| 2000 | 6,300,000 | [33] | |||
| 2002 | The Sims | PC | 6,300,000 | Worldwide | [34] |
| 2007 | World of Warcraft | Computers | 9,000,000 | Worldwide | [35] |
| The Sims | PC | 11,240,000 | Worldwide | [36] | |
| Lineage II | Computers | 14,000,000 | Worldwide | [37] | |
| 2013 | Diablo III | Computers | 14,500,000 | Worldwide | [38] |
| 2014 | 20,000,000 | [39] | |||
| 2017 | PUBG | PC | 30,000,000 | Worldwide | [40] |
| 2018 | 50,000,000 | [41] |
See also[]
References[]
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It is estimated that 30,000 Pac Man disks have been sold for home computers at $30 each and that there are a million copies in existence.
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