2020 was an exciting period for the mobile gaming industry, even considering that there were no many titles published on usual platforms such as Google Play Store and App Store. However, that didn’t cause regress because we got fascinating indie games like Agario or noticed playings that didn’t get a lot of attention in the previous years.
One more marker of the passing year is cloud gaming that will only increase its influence in the future. Google Stadia’s growing popularity and expansion are an excellent example of this.
This article introduces the most important events of 2020 in mobile gaming. So, here we go!
- Google Stadia comes to mobile phones
As mentioned, cloud gaming has all prospects and capabilities to change the industry with a dramatic effect. Thanks to this, gamers from all over the world can play the best games on their smartphones. You may say that Google Stadia is not an achievement of 2020, as it was launched a year before. However, it started working on this kind of device in February of 2020.
In the beginning, it wasn’t available on a vast majority of phones, except for Samsung Galaxy S20 and Google Pixel 4. 6 months later, it spread to other devices, including both Android and iOS software. You might be curious: “what are the benefits of this trend”. The advantages are significant because it was hard to imagine that you would play such games as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on your phone. The cloud gives you this possibility.
- Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact became accessible in September. It was a real boom on the market. Just try to understand that Genshin Impact had earned more than $60 million for seven days on sale. What we have now? After three months on sale, the game had generated $500 million. Consequently, miHoYo, which released Genshin Impact, had $6 million a day.
What can this result show us? In simple words, that means that top developers in China have more to say in mobile gaming, with Tencent, which continues investing in Paradox Interactive, Epic Games, Ubisoft, PlatinumGames, and others.
- Among Us gathers new fans
You probably, know a lot about this and about how to be “sus”. The game was released earlier than in 2020. However, it doesn’t mean that it is not a hit of that year. Just look at the number of downloads that are close to 275 million to date. The growth of its popularity started at the end of the summer. Nevertheless, it is still mainstream that grips a lot of attention.
Nowadays, the attitude to this game is caused by the meme culture. I’m sure you’ve seen those pictures that are kidding of wrong accusing of somebody. Among Us became a source of these jokes, as its aim is finding an imposter in the spacecraft. So, we can say that this game brought us one more reason to smile during the pandemic.
While the previous points of the list are sure to be popular in 2021, Among Us can decrease in popularity as it is a temporary mainstream. Although the gameplay is super simple and available on many platforms, these reasons are good enough to stay in this status.
- PUBG Mobile has another vast year
PUBG faced some difficulties when Fortnite was released for consoles, but it is still a top-end playing in mobile gaming. The gameplay and the way you compete with the other gamers are worth its popularity. Unfortunately, Indian players can’t test it. However, others are totally gripped by the game. Thanks to its success, PUBG made $2.6 billion in 2020, which is the best result from all other titles.
Maybe, the mobile version has been changed slightly, but PUBG is still famous for its main features.
- Xbox games are on mobile phones and tablets
Microsoft decided to bring Xbox Game Pass to phones as a cloud service known as Project xCloud.
Here you can try playing the best games in the industry. Among them, you will find, for example, Doom Eternal, Forza Horizon 4. The work method is similar to Stadia. However, here you don’t have to buy them all separately.
In 2021 cloud gaming and streaming will only improve. Even Amazon joined this race, and I think this is the future of the whole playing industry.