This is a first since 2012. According to data from the game publishers' union (Sell), the video game market in France decreased slightly in 2019. After three years of double-digit growth, this time it fell by 2, 7%, to stand at 4.8 billion euros. “Video games are a cyclical market,” explains Julie Chalmette, president of Sell. “The PS4 and the Xbox One have been on the market for almost seven years. It's a year of transition, which precedes the arrival of new consoles. ” Sony's PS5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X are not expected to be available until the end of 2020, however, with a significant impact on the market in 2021.
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Among the 4.8 billion euros, Sell took into account sales of mobile games, consoles, PC gaming, video games (on PC and on console, in physical and digital format) and accessories ( controllers, helmets etc.)
The mobile exceeds the PC
More than half of French spending is devoted to the console world, down from
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