OREANDA-NEWS Sales of games on physical media were a plus for the first time in five years.

Russians began to spend more on video games. On average, this year gamers will spend $ 64 or four thousand rubles per person on games and in-game content, which is 8% more than last year.

The volume of the Russian gaming market in 2019 will reach $ 1.8 billion, which is 6% more than in 2018. According to the agency Newzoo, the number of fans of video games will increase by 800 thousand and reach 66 million people.

“The tendencies in the Russian market are approximately the same as in the world as a whole — it is also developing dynamically, growing in all directions,” notes 1C Entertainment CEO Nikolay Baryshnikov.

At the same time, the games market in Russia makes up only 1% of the world market, Kommersant writes.

As previously reported, Russia will impose age limits for players.

The bill has been submitted to the State Duma.