Video games’ hottest new platform is an old one: websites


For time-pressed people, visiting a website – whether it’s on a PC or mobile phone – is fast and easy. — Pixabay

Video-game players are returning to an old technology to get their dopamine fix: websites.

While much of the US$189bil video-game industry is stagnant or shrinking, the appetite for web-based games like GeoGuessr and chess is soaring. Sales for such titles – advertising and the sums players spend for in-game items, were expected to triple from 2021 to 2028, reaching US$3.09bil, according to data from Google and Kantar, a market researcher.

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