The French video game industry, “leader” in Europe within five years?

The main video game employers' unions pleaded on Wednesday for France, third in Europe in turnover, to become the European "leader" in the sector within five years.

They ask the public authorities to make it an “industrial priority”.

Divided into four major proposals, the advocacy of the Syndicate of Leisure Software Publishers (Sell) and the National Video Game Syndicate (SNJV) calls for "explicit" support from the public authorities, while the sector complains of a " lack of consideration" at the time of major interministerial arbitrations.

A few weeks before the presidential election, the video game sector, attached to both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of the Economy, is asking for "a clear and reinforced

 " from Bercy, in particular through the creation of a "full-function" digital ministry.

According to them, France is destined to become the most attractive country in the sector “at the global level” and must promote the emergence of training “accessible to all”.

France, leader of #JeuVidéo in Europe in 5 years: this is the ambition that we carry in this presidential election!

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To succeed, the #SELL and the @SNJV_fr put forward 4 proposals ➡ https://t.co/1CyBNNr5PB#GameInFrance pic.twitter.com/HNekwii3ut

— SELL (@SELL_JeuxVideo) February 23, 2022

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"There is a form of urgency but it's not too late"

With 5.3 billion euros in turnover in 2020 (+11.3% in one year), video games are the leading creative and cultural industry in France, far ahead of cinema or music, according to a study by the Sell.

Despite world-class champions such as Ubisoft and the explosion (+92%) in the number of jobs over 10 years, France remains outstripped in Europe by the United Kingdom and Germany.

“The video game industry has been growing steadily for decades and France has world-renowned talent and companies.

However, without an ambitious plan, we risk being downgraded in the face of increased international competition,” judge Lévan Sardjevéladzé, president of the SNJV.

In a context of hyper-concentration of the video game market led by the behemoths of the sector, like the record acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft for nearly 70 billion dollars, "there is a form of urgency so that the French video game is very attractive”, adds Nicolas Vignolles, general delegate of Sell.

"But it's not too late," he said.

In addition, the unions are calling for the investment plan of 30 billion euros over five years "France 2030", announced by President Emmanuel Macron in October, to be used to develop future technologies for the sector, like a “France Métavers” plan.

"If we transpose" to the video game sector "somewhat the same recipes" that have made the success of "French Tech", the ecosystem of young French digital shoots, "we can have a potential for jobs and growth gigantic", emphasizes Nicolas Vignolles.

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