Video games in South Africa is expected to show continued dynamism in retail current value terms throughout the forecast period, despite some challenges. Demand for video games is expected to remain high, driven by both mobile and console gaming.
As the post-COVID-19 era continues to unfold, something of a digital slowdown has been seen in mobile games, as the world returns to pre-pandemic norms. As a result, many mobile games creators are trying to develop and innovate their games to reach a wider audience.
As one of the most economically developed countries within Africa, South Africa is at the forefront of African e-sports. With the help of key organisations such as Mind Sport South Africa, and the Confederation of African E-sports, South Africa is one of several African countries helping to grow e-sports on the continent.
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Video Games
This is the aggregation of video games hardware and video games software. Electronic/computerised educational toys such as Speak & Spell and LeapFrog are excluded from video games and included under pre-school. Video gaming population refers to the population that played a game at least once in the last 6 months on any covered platform. This includes players who have not spent any money on game purchases or in-game content purchases.
See All of Our DefinitionsThis report originates from Passport, our Video Games research and analysis database.
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