Online gaming in South Africa is booming, according to MWeb.<\/p>\n
Despite certain limitations with infrastructure and unique content, the local gaming scene has seen significant growth in the online sphere.<\/p>\n
MWeb has had three record months, with 58,000 unique users playing online games through July 2012 – which is a 30 percent jump since 2011.<\/p>\n
“It’s nothing clever. We’re looking after our customers. We’re following the same trends from overseas,” Desmond Kurz, MWeb’s online gaming manager told News24.<\/p>\n
MWeb aims to double the number of users within a year. “A small fraction of people that have Xboxes or PlayStations in South Africa currently play online,” said Kurz. “We believe it’s on a steep growing curve.”<\/p>\n
The constraints that face MWeb and local gamers put them at a slight disadvantage, although Kurz said that progress is being made and a focus is being put to host more games locally.<\/p>\n
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