As we head into 2025, one thing is clear: the gaming industry has no shortage of would-be-Nostradamuses. Predictions are flying by at high speed, sometimes as lists on LinkedIn and sometimes as full-fledged articles.
I made my own predictions, Seven Things That Are Really Going To Happen in 2025, last week. This week, to help everyone get a sense of what’s coming, the team gathered a few of our favorite prediction articles into a single list.
First and foremost, of course, are Dean Takehashi’s yearly predictions. Dean is the games journalist and helpfully includes an analysis of his previous predictions and how he did in 2024. VentureBeat also has a good list of 2025’s best sellers.
The brain trust at Deconstructor of Fun has come out with their 6 Predictions. They have a strong focus on geopolitical trends, and also think we’re headed for a new era of AI realism. They also have a set of Mobile Games Marketing Predictions that are interesting.
GamesIndustryBiz, as usual, is focused on large-scale business events and trends. Their panel of industry-watchers review their calls for the past year and offer new forecasts for the year to come.
Eric Seufert and Mobile Dev Memo are a definitive source for mobile marketers, and Eric published his 2025 year-ahead predictions related to mobile marketing and mobile gaming for the 11th year running (paywall).
PocketGamer held a gathering of mobile mavens and collected their thoughts in a three-part series on mobile gaming in 2025.
- Part 1: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/games-industry-predictions-for-2025/
- Part 2: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/games-industry-predictions-for-2025-part-two/
- Part 3: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/games-industry-predictions-for-2025-part-three/
DFC Intelligence and Geekwire teamed up to tell us what will happen as well, Gaming industry trends to watch in 2025: Distribution channels, console wars, and more, focusing on distribution channels and console gaming.
MIDiA Research published five trends they think are key, including an interesting take on the rise of portable devices. Everyone expects the Switch 2 to ship. But … Microsoft and Sony shipping portable devices as well? That is a bold prediction.
As you might expect, Esports Insider has some thoughts on the future of esports, and 2025 looks set to be a milestone year for the industry. Also included: a link back to their industry insiders’ 2024 predictions.
Servers.com focused on trends in live services in gaming, including an unusual prediction about AI (it will help reduce operational costs).
And, as mentioned previously, Game Data Pros has analyzed the trends and has seven predictions about how game revenue optimization will evolve in 2025.
Got a favorite that we missed? Let us know and we’ll add it to the list.
