The latest figures out of Germany suggest that the popularity of PC gaming has declined by a fifth since 2019.

The German video game market shrunk by six percent in 2024 to €9.4 billion, according to figures from the German Games Industry Association based on data compiled by YouGov Shopper, ...

Revenue from games, games hardware and online gaming services falls by 6 per cent, to 4.3 billion euros, in the first half of 2024; Over 16 million Germans have made friends through games ...

Germany’s video games market grew more broadly last year too, having generated €9.97 billion across hardware, services, and games themselves. In-app purchases, game console sales and accessories were ...

The new data, based on statistics gathered by YouGov Shopper, Nielsen IQ, and data.ai, showed that about 6 in 10 people (59%) aged six to 69 in Germany play video games, an increase of around 9% ...

Getting back to Steam in Germany, Valve explains that game developers can see their games get delisted in the country if they don’t comply with German laws by November 15, 2024.