PC gaming isn't dead.
With all the buzz that tablets are taking over the gaming world as well as new game consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony appearing on the horizon, you'd almost (almost) be forgiven for thinking PC gaming was dead. However, today brings news that there are still 54 million gamers that market research firm Jon Peddie Research categorizes as performance and enthusiast class gamers. Additionally, the firm says PC gaming will drive hardware sales of $23.6 billion this year and about $32 billion by 2015. Much of that growth is predicted to happen due to a "winding down recession."
JPR was rather stingy with additional data and tells us that the complete data set is available for $15,000, or in three, $7,500 bite-sized portions for enthusiast, performance, and mainstream markets covering 33 countries.
"We are witnessing the market morph and grow into different areas," said JPR analyst Ted Pollak. "This has always been a strong point of PC gaming; the ability to adapt to different entertainment environments and requirements. The hobbyist aspect of the DIY market is driving billions in component sales and small form factor rigs are being hooked up to HDTVs, essentially being used as super consoles."
JPR predicts especially strong growth in BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - where gaming hardware revenue is expected to climb from $4.7 billion in 2012 to $7.7 billion in 2015.
I lol'd.
I nearly fell off my chair.
Only old people afraid of change use desktops. Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja FTW!
They Google'd it, of course!
I would guess from websites that collect data about a visitors hardware/software. maybe?
I lol'd.
Duh.
I'll reiterate what someone else just said:
and Xfire.
I nearly fell off my chair.
If that's the case then let's take the 54 million of us from this study and run some math. If that other article was right about 5% then there are a total of 1.08 billion computer consumers in the world. At a population just over 7 billion, that's almost 1 in 7 people on earth that owns a computer. Now at only 5%, that's .35% of a person that will purchase a discrete card. Now you say what about those who purchase discrete cards for other purposes than gaming. That's still going to be less than 1 person...
So, how's it feel to be less than a person? Makes me feel great! No wonder I hated statistics in college...
Damn those governments to Oblivion, they fuck our lives, steal our money and still dictate laws >_>
Thumbs up PC gaming!
And thats why companies should all support PC gaming, and stop treating PC gamers like we are all black sheep or something.
If they drop the prices, then a lot of this "numbers" would buy their SSD's.
Sarcasm you muppets
PC Gaming is nowhere near dead. It only takes one person to keep it alive.