Future of Gaming: Trends and Opportunities | SummitUp By Elevation | Episode 7

🎮 New SummitUp podcast episode!
Mayank Khanduja and Kshitij Jayakrishnan dissect the key trends and opportunities that will shape the future of gaming in India with Vishy in the latest episode of SummitUp.
From the cultural significance of gaming to the drivers of explosive audience growth and emerging themes for builders, this episode unpacks the massive potential of India’s gaming ecosystem.
Related reading: If you are a founder looking to build in gaming, learn more about our thesis and spaces of excitement in our ‘Future of Play’ deck: tinyurl.com/FutureOfPlay
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00:00 - Coming Up
01:17 Intro
02:31 Overview of the gaming industry today
04:37 What’s driving the gaming industry’s growth?
07:21 India’s rising demand for gaming
07:40 Rise in Indian gaming talent
08:17 India moving beyond RMG Plays
08:57 Forward-looking themes in gaming
09:25 Studio plays across genres
09:35 Emergence of alt distribution channels
10:05 Game dev infra opportunity
10:28: Gamer engagement tools
11:30 Creation of new Indian gaming studios
12:12 Game testing in the Indian context
12:40 Gaming categories to look out for
13:55 Building games for India
14:47 GTM channels for Gaming
15:55 Moving beyond PlayStore & App Store for game distribution
18:47 ‘Picks and Shovels’ opportunity in gaming
22:01 Engagement plays for the game ‘consumer’ and ‘creator’
24:15 Outro
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