India’s Gaming Revolution, Opportunities & Challenges
summary
India shows 568 million gamers in 2023, growing 12% CAGR, with gaming revenue rising from $3.1B in FY23 to an expected $7.5B by 2028; mobile casual games drive ~70% of revenue via ads and IAPs, 25% of users are paying and ARPPU sits around $19.2. Local realities: 29 states, 22 official languages, UPI dominates payments, and servers plus DPDP compliance are required after bans. Nazara offers publishing, localization, UA and $100 million acquisition pledge for IP, studios, web3/VR/AI — no mandatory fork; core build publishing is supported.
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- 0:00India’s gaming revolution
- 1:47Gaming market growth
- 4:49Gaming ecosystem challenges
- 7:41Regulatory and localization
- 9:52Nazara for global developers
- 10:57Q&A
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