From Exuberant Youth to Sustainable Maturity - DTI Home
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UK COMPETITIVENESS SUMMARY<br />
The UK games industry is performing well overall. It<br />
is doing best in Europe but the reasons are not<br />
thoroughly unders<strong>to</strong>od yet. It is also performing well<br />
in the US but this success is dependent on a small<br />
number of titles. The Japanese market is largely<br />
closed so its relative performance will naturally be<br />
very strong.<br />
The UK games industry thus needs <strong>to</strong> maintain and<br />
enhance its competitive position in Europe and take<br />
those lessons <strong>to</strong> the US market. At the present time,<br />
the Japanese market should take a lower priority and<br />
be left <strong>to</strong> others <strong>to</strong> attack.<br />
Exhibit 31: Ratio of UK market share <strong>to</strong> size of<br />
production sec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
0.000040<br />
0.000035<br />
0.000030<br />
0.000025<br />
0.000020<br />
0.000015<br />
0.000010<br />
0.000005<br />
0.000000<br />
Source: Screen Digest – Interactive leisure software, market assessment and<br />
forecasts <strong>to</strong> 2005. IDSA - Economic impacts of the demand for<br />
playing interactive software<br />
Exhibit 32: Ratio of European market share <strong>to</strong> size of<br />
production sec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
0.000035<br />
0.000030<br />
0.000025<br />
0.000020<br />
0.000015<br />
0.000010<br />
0.000005<br />
0.000000<br />
UK USA France<br />
UK Germany USA France<br />
Source: Screen Digest – Interactive leisure software, market assessment and<br />
forecasts <strong>to</strong> 2005. IDSA - Economic impacts of the demand for<br />
playing interactive software<br />
Exhibit 33: Ratio of US market share <strong>to</strong> size of<br />
production sec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
0.000025<br />
0.000020<br />
0.000015<br />
0.000010<br />
0.000005<br />
0.000000<br />
3.4 SWOT<br />
22 Competitiveness analysis of the UK games software sec<strong>to</strong>r Main report<br />
USA UK France<br />
Source: Screen Digest – Interactive leisure software, market assessment and<br />
forecasts <strong>to</strong> 2005. IDSA - Economic impacts of the demand for<br />
playing interactive software<br />
3.4.1 UK development SWOT<br />
The UK's development talent is highly regarded<br />
throughout the industry as a whole, particularly for its<br />
combination of technical, art and gameplay skills,<br />
and is fundamental <strong>to</strong> the future of the games<br />
industry in the UK. It is vital that the UK continues <strong>to</strong><br />
reinforce its development expertise by keeping up<br />
the talent pool and fully exploiting the IP that the<br />
industry creates and realising the maximum value<br />
possible from it.<br />
The industry is championed by the more established,<br />
high-profile developers. These companies are strong<br />
and ambitious. They can be helped <strong>to</strong> grow by<br />
increasing the profile and understanding of the<br />
industry with the aim of achieving better access <strong>to</strong><br />
funding and attracting more talent in<strong>to</strong> the field.<br />
Entry-level companies face more challenges,<br />
particularly growing barriers <strong>to</strong> entry and growth.<br />
A weakness of some development companies is a<br />
lack of global appeal - some titles lack appeal <strong>to</strong> the<br />
vital US market while producing titles that appeal <strong>to</strong><br />
the Japanese market, where domestically developed<br />
product dominates, is even harder. Similarly, the<br />
growing base and diversity of console owners means<br />
a mass market approach is now needed. Many UK<br />
developers will have <strong>to</strong> broaden their focus <strong>to</strong> cater<br />
for these new consumers.<br />
E-commerce and new markets such as digital<br />
television, mobile and online also represent new<br />
opportunities. Although these markets are unproven,<br />
the UK has a number of advantages that could make<br />
it a leader in some of these fields, warranting close<br />
further consideration.