The Indian Gaming Industry: A Product Manager's Perspective (with a Side of Humor)
The recent launch of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that broke player count records on Steam, got me wondering why India, with an estimated population of 1.45 billion, a producer of millions of engineers, and ready-to-use content thanks to heaps of mythological epics and tons of regional literature, is not able to come up with even a single AAA game. The Indian gaming industry is expected to grow to US$ 8.92 billion in the next five years, according to a recent report. India's gaming sector is currently valued at around US$ 3.1 billion. With 442 million gamers, India is the second-largest gaming market in the world behind China, yet the country’s esports ecosystem lacks major titles. While the Indian gaming industry has demonstrated significant growth in recent years, it still faces several challenges that prevent it from reaching its full potential. From a product manager's perspective, these challenges can be categorized into several key areas, Limited Intern...