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	December 16, 2005 Video Gaming Levels Up? Where Next For The Global Video Game Industry by Paul Jackson with Ted Schadler, Charles S. Golvin, Jaap Favier, Manuela Neurauter

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Executive Summary

The North American and European video game market is a huge industry — dominated by global players such as Sony, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts — that draws in consumers from all walks of life. The next three years will see a generational shift for home game consoles and increased broadband connectivity for all game-playing devices, but this will be an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary shift. Publishers and hardware manufacturers must explore new business models and distribution options to add revenues and retain profitability.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Gaming Gains Ground
• The Industry Is Facing A Tough End-Of-Level Boss
• Forecast: PC Gaming, Home And Portable Game Consoles, 2005¿2011
• Game Companies Need To Find New Sources Of Gamer ARPU — And Fast

WHAT IT MEANS

• Regulation And OS Become Important

ALTERNATIVE VIEW

• Today The Living Room, Tomorrow The World!
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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