Free-to-play playtime broadly flat from 2021 to 2025 as PC gacha grows

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Newzoo found free-to-play hours stayed broadly flat from 2021 to 2025 across the PC and console markets it studied, even as free-to-play’s share of playtime fell. PC gacha playtime grew 92% over that period, adding 864 million hours, but Newzoo says that growth did not translate into proportionate revenue.