Data: 96% of studios now run a direct-to-consumer web store or plan to

Data: 96% of studios now run a direct-to-consumer web store or plan to Survey published by FastSpring and Omdia finds 82% of devs say recent regulatory changes made them "more confident in the future value of D2C" Almost all games studios run a direct-to-consumer (D2C) web store or plan to, according to a new survey. The Annual State of D2C Game Monetisation Survey, published by FastSpring and Omdia, found that 59% of game publishers and studios already operate a D2C store. Of the 41% that don't, 91% plan to launch one, with 67% intending to do so within 12 months. "Now 93% of non-adopters say recent court decisions have made them more likely to adopt a D2C web store; only 6.7% said the rulings changed nothing." Publishers and studios operating D2C platforms generate between 10% and 29% of their total revenue through these channels, with about one-third deriving 20% or more.