Global internet giants Google, Microsoft and several others are coming together to chase the highly lucrative gaming market in India by forming the Indian Digital Gaming Society (IDGS), which will advocate, catalyse and facilitate the growth and capability building of the gaming industry in India. The Indian digital gaming industry is pegged at about $900 million, expected to cross the billion dollar mark in the next one year. One of the key inhibitors for the gaming industry was the lack of internet connectivity. With 4G and low data costs, now’s the right time to look at what infrastructure does the government further needs to build to enable this industry. Demonetization has helped a lot because now access to online payments has become very easy, allowing people to easily pay for games online.

(The Hindu)