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PC Gaming Hardware market has breached the $30 billion mark for the first time
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I wonder what all is included in this number.
I've heard that global PC sales are around a $200B/yr industry, and that it's slowly declining. Now that's just boxed PCs/laptops for the most part, that doesn't include the periperals and aftermarket sales (add-on monitors, GPUs, external devices, etc). It also doesn't include sales of components that go into DIY built computers.
I've always considered "gaming" a niche of the overall PC segment. I didn't think that number is all that big. But $30B has to come from somewhere. If it includes basically anything labeled "Gamer" - so all the $150 mice, the $200 keyboards, the $900 GSync monitors, the $1200 Titan video cards, then yeah, I guess I can believe that, because that encompasses a whole lot more than just the PC part of that equation, and the number of PCs would still be relatively small (but obviously with a very high profit margin).
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1) People who are saying "PC market is dying" are right.
2) People who are saying "PC gaming is thriving" are right.
The PC market for regular home computer use is shrinking for sure. But eSports are just getting started and PC has quite a number of highly visible and very popular eSport titles. The PC gaming market is going to grow as eSports continue to gain popularity, aka we ain't seen nothing yet. The PC for home use market is going to all but vanish, there's almost no need for home computers at this point, at least not for most of the populace.
Workstations will remain needed for heavy lifting computing depending on your field of work and Gaming hardware will grow as eSports become even more mainstream.
I will never understand those who are so desperate to bash consoles, a specific console or pcs. We are all gamers to act like you are all high and mighty is pathetic. I own consoles and a PC and enjoy them equally it's about time those like you grow up and stop giving gamers a bad name.
http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/04/sony-sells-6-2-million-playstation-4s-during-holiday-season/
and since XBox outsold PS4 for a few weeks it isnt far behind
and these are hard numbers, not "analysts" numbers lol, JPR seems to pad numbers, what exactly are "gaming accessories", did they include and which exactly "gaming hardware" they include... ... ...what exactly is "gaming hardware" anyway lol
They have been so misguided is the past that its hilarious, 2014. "the end of consoles" and yet consoles are not slowing down even a bit....turning 2017. lol
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2014/07/14/the-console-war-is-over-the-pc-already-won/#7a1d5f823b15
last year they reported conficting numbers
"only" 5b $ off in their own 2015. reports lol
http://jonpeddie.com/publications/pc_gaming_hardware_market_report
https://www.jonpeddie.com/press-releases/details/the-cg-market-will-exceed-130-billion-by-2019
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That doesn't really affect the article content so much - as it's still "Gaming" oriented hardware, and it's still selling, it just means that PC Gaming by itself isn't necessarily that large, there are other smaller constituents that make it up that aren't necessarily gaming activities.
If anything it gives life to the argument for a boutique high-end console - that people in the PC Market are pumping a lot of money into high end hardware, and that, given the right trigger, they would do so equally for the console. And that is why we are seeing PS4 Pro and Scorpio, and I expect that to get worse before it gets better, as trends have a tendancy to go way overboard before they correct (or die).
I'm actually surprised Facebook hasn't popped up on the bigger consoles (beyond just light integration with the ability to post achievements). Probably not due to anything technical - just can't come to the financial arrangement.
Most consoles have had KB/M support and web browser and such since the last generation, but the browser isn't exactly very heavy duty, and you wouldn't want to be doing something like TurboTax or anything on there. PS3 could even hook up to some printers.
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And then you ponder: well if this year is "right" then last year must have been "wrong". Which instantly undermines ones confidence in the numbers.
Much better, imo, to take away some of the "over arching" observations and even then take them with a hefty dose of caution.