Games Software in United Kingdom

December 2019 | 35 pages | ID: G0B1F1A84B5EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Games Software in United Kingdom

SUMMARY

Games Software in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2014-18, and forecast to 2023). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The games software market includes retail sales of games for domestic games consoles, handheld games consoles, mobile phones and other wireless devices; and games for PC and Mac desktop computers. Online games are excluded (e.g. Second Life). Console hardware sales are excluded. The market is valued at retail selling price (RSP) with any currency conversions calculated using constant 2018 annual average exchange rates.
• The UK games software market had total revenues of $3.5bn in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3% between 2014 and 2018.
• Video games tax relief paid to qualifying games software studios has been a boon to the industry, resulting in around $750m of tax relief to date.
• Software sales through online pureplay outlets have rapidly eroded the market share of physical retail outlets, which have declined along with the rest of the UK high-street in the face of ecommerce.

SCOPE

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the games software market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the games software market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key games software market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom games software market with five year forecasts

REASONS TO BUY

• What was the size of the United Kingdom games software market by value in 2018?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom games software market in 2023?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom games software market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is the United Kingdom’s games software market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Geography segmentation
1.4. Market rivalry
1.5. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Geography segmentation
4.2. Market distribution

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Which leading players were particularly notable in 2018?
7.2. Did any leading players have trouble in 2018?
7.3. How is technology shaping games software retail?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Game Retail Ltd
8.2. Amazon.com, Inc.
8.3. HMV Canada Inc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom games software market value: $ million, 2014-18
Table 2: United Kingdom games software market geography segmentation: $ million, 2018
Table 3: United Kingdom games software market distribution: % share, by value, 2018
Table 4: United Kingdom games software market value forecast: $ million, 2018-23
Table 5: Game Retail Ltd: key facts
Table 6: Game Retail Ltd: Key Employees
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 8: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 10: HMV Canada Inc: key facts
Table 11: HMV Canada Inc: Key Employees
Table 12: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2014-18
Table 13: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 14: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 15: United Kingdom inflation, 2014-18
Table 16: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2014-18
Table 17: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2014-18

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom games software market value: $ million, 2014-18
Figure 2: United Kingdom games software market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 3: United Kingdom games software market distribution: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 4: United Kingdom games software market value forecast: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the games software market in the United Kingdom, 2018