Digital gaming rakes in $6.2B in February thanks to PlayStation 4, Xbox One

People continue to spend more money on digital games.

Consumers spent $6.2 billion on downloadable releases and microtransactions in free-to-play mobile and Web games last month, according to market-intelligence firm SuperData Research. That is up 10 percent year-over-year, and that growth came from console, PC, and mobile. The worldwide gaming market is worth $99.3 billion annually, and digital makes up the bulk of that spending.