Call of Duty Mobile to BGMI: Indian eSports market is still early stage and is poised to witness significant growth

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The rise of mobile-based eSports is driving the demand for better devices, catalysing a larger, richer mobile gaming ecosystem; and creating more diverse opportunities for everyone in the ecosystem –from professional players, casters, influencers, and game designers to event management companies. In comparison to developed eSports markets such as the USA and Japan, the Indian eSports market is still in an early stage, and is poised to witness significant growth in this decade, Sachin Kalantri, Senior Director, Product Marketing Qualcomm India told BGR.in on Tuesday. Also Read — Qualcomm aims to beat Apple's M2 chips with Apple engineers, Yes, you heard it right!

“The new generation of mobile-first gamers wants to play anytime and anywhere. As a result, mobile gaming is gaining ground rapidly. There have been other developments too that have contributed to this shift – smartphones have become powerful, accessible, and affordable; mobile games are being designed to rival the experience of PC games; and broadband connectivity is becoming pervasive, and mobility has become important. Unsurprisingly, more and more publishers are designing high end games for mobiles and OEMs are designing phones with features and accessories that enable them to also be used as mobile gaming devices,” Kalantri noted. Also Read — Epic Games CEO warns against Fortnite cryptocurrency scam: Here’s what he said

The eSports industry in India has been growing, thanks to games like Fortnite, Call Of Duty: Mobile, etc. These games have been hosting a bunch of tournaments in India with a high prize pool to boost the eSports culture in the country. The involvement of India in E-sports remains small. India ranks in the 16th spot in terms of revenues earned