TechCrunch<\/a>, \u201cIn-app purchases account for 95% of all user spend<\/i>\u201d, so why don\u2019t we get the best of both worlds? Combining the two app monetization models seems to be a smart choice.<\/p>\n \u00a0 The reason why we should mix two different mobile game monetization models is basically to have a backup plan. When the world is pretty much entering another recession, people would decline to spend money on <\/span>Entertainment-classified activities. <\/span>So other than iAP or Subscriptions, in-App advertising would be the best monetization strategy to encourage users \u201cpay but not actually pay\u201d for their experience. It also stabilize developers\u2019 stream of revenue, especially for free-to-play games.<\/p>\n\u00a0When implementing ads, make sure to not overdo it, go for the non-intrusive ad formats to ensure player experience. Rewarded Videos are the King of in-App advertising as <\/span>74% of mobile gamers in the United States would watch a video advertisement if they got in-app content in return.<\/span><\/i> (eMarketer), then the second is Native Ads since they are naturally blended and drive less churn and higher retention. Make sure to consider the two ad formats alongside with the common Banner ads and Playable ads.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/span>Casual Games and Hyper-casual continue to rule with their popular monetization model.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0 Casual games have been soaring over the last few years, as well as one of its subgenres – Hyper Casual. <\/span>These game categories are hard to be dethroned in 2023 for their straightforward gameplay and short sessions.<\/p>\nFor its popular mobile game monetization mode, there are two main reasons why in-App advertising suits best for this game genre:<\/p>\n
First, Casual game gamers are the least likely to make in-App purchases. This is because of the entertaining and relaxed characteristics of this genre.<\/p>\n
Second, VentureBeat reports that hyper-casual game gamers watch two times more ads than players of other mobile game genres. This fact is encouraging developers to design more of it to utilize the trend to the max.<\/p>\n
However, developers should focus on slightly longer ads instead of too many short ads in a short amount of time to avoid being too aggressive to users. It would be even better if they receive rewards as in-game assets after viewing an ad.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Cloud Gaming and the 5G network<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0 Cloud Gaming is a cloud service that allows users to play games on whichever device they have on hand: mobile, PC, or game console,.. Players don’t need to download the game, as long as the game is supported by a cloud gaming platform. Basically, it lets users play games with their on-hand devices by live-streaming the smoothly-run games from a connected Virtual machine.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0 2022 made people excited about cloud gaming platforms’ potential. Then again, it did not really make the boom since the slow-speed internet connection. <\/span>Cloud Gaming requires at least 50 mbps to play AAA games, which is the average speed of 5G. As the high-speed 5G network rolls out with higher innovative device releases in 2023, Cloud Gaming will approach more active users, which enable Cloud Gaming for the masses.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0 Developers need to sign with Cloud Gaming platforms to get their games to cloud gaming since publishing on their own is costly. <\/span>Despite getting a high turnover, game creators will be tied to\u00a0 those platforms because of the aggregated demand and supply.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/span>Key takeaways:<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\nAIs are welcomed by more and more developers since it is such a powerful assisting tool. This year, we expect more AI-powered games to come.<\/li>\n Advertising is the best-suited monetization strategy for many categories of mobile games and apps. It creates a stable revenue stream while users decline to spend money on subscriptions and purchases in times of inflation. However, by combining 2-3 monetization models, game makers can have a much more guaranteed income than just one.<\/span><\/li>\nMarket experts expect Casual and its subgenre – Hyper-casual games to remain on the throne <\/span><\/span>and they are the best choice for IAA.<\/li>\nThere’s also the rise of cloud gaming platforms that enables AAA games to reach more active users thanks to 5G.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heading towards 2023 with a wide-opened door of opportunities and a great news that the world will reach 3.7 billion mobile players this year according to Newzoo. So in welcoming a large population, keep reading to see what mobile game monetization strategies, game categories should developers wheel towards in 2023. AI-powered games \u00a0 Artificial intelligence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-app-monetization"],"yoast_head":"\n
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