PC gaming is alive and well, as new market research indicates the platform generated more global revenue in digital game sales than any other sector of the market last year.

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According to a report from SuperData (via Ars Technica ), which pulled data from "tens of millions" of publishers, developers, gamers and payment providers, PC is dominating the downloadable game market. As noted by GamesIndustry , PC generated much more revenue than mobile last year, pulling in $32 billion versus mobile's $25 billion figure.However, it's important to note this data doesn't take into account retail sales, which make up a very small portion of PC's overall game revenue. That said, the retail game market for mobile is nonexistent, so PC still leads in that regard. Conversely, a report from NewZoo report indicates the worldwide revenue for console software—which is far more dependent upon retail sales—was approximately $25.1 billion in 2015.The big revenue drivers for PC last year were free-to-play MMOs, which, according to SuperData, make up more than half of last year's earnings, with $17 billion. Social network-based games were also a major contributor, generating $8 billion in revenue for the platform in 2015.Other free-to-play games like League of Legends and World of Tanks were among some of biggest money-making titles for the platform last year, while Grand Theft Auto V was the only pay-to-play, single-player-oriented game to make the top 10.

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