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Worldwide Video Game Console Market Shares, 2020: Switch Rolls On, But PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Land with Momentum

Worldwide Video Game Console Market Shares, 2020: Switch Rolls On, But PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Land with Momentum

  • Publish Date:May 2021

  • Number of Pages:35

  • Report ID:6074674

  • Format:PDF

  • Publisher:IDC

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Summary

This IDC study examines and contrasts the performance of the major video game console brands and associated game software and service spending in the 2011-2020 period. Global market shares for Switch, Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 systems are tracked on several dimensions through this period. The impact of digital-only microconsoles and gaming-capable streaming media players is also briefly assessed in the study."Nintendo Switch hardware had a particularly strong 2020, and the overall strength of the PS4 platform showed up in last year's results from a game-related spending angle. Xbox really shined from a digital console game spending standpoint." -- Lewis Ward, IDC's research director of Gaming and VR/AR

Table of contents

IDC Market Share Figure

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Share

Who Shaped the Year

Nintendo Switch

Microsoft Xbox

Sony PlayStation

Market Context

Significant Market Developments

Methodology

Market Definition...

Methodology

Our market research methodology is designed to provide the clients with comprehensive and accurate information on various industries and markets. It includes data collection, primary interviews, macro-economic factor analysis, country-level data analysis etc.