MCVUK: PC gaming hardware worth 2 x the console market. $23.2bn by 2017

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PC gaming hardware is now worth over $21.5 billion (£12.6bn) globally – over double the value of the console gaming market.

Analyst Jon Peddie Research (JPR) said in its PC Gaming Hardware Market report that personal computers, upgrades, and peripherals used for gaming were continuing to remain strong and healthy, despite an overall decline in the PC market.

Ted Pollak, senior gaming analyst at JPR, commented that while casual users were moving across to mobile devices, PC gamers were actually investing more in high-end machines.

“We continue to see a shift in casual console customers moving to mobile,” said Pollak. “While this is also occurring in the lower-end PC gaming world, more money is being directed to mid- and high-range builds and upgrades by gamers.

“Committed PC gamers are generally not interested in pure content consumption platforms. They are power users and pay thousands for the ability to play games at very high settings and then do business, video/photo editing, content creation and other tasks with maximum horsepower at their disposal in a desktop ergonomic environment.”

According to JPR, the current $21.5 billion PC gaming hardware market is set to reach a total value of $23.2 billion (£13.6bn) by 2017.

Jon Peddie, president of JPR, added that the continual increase in performance of gaming PC systems would keep the market alive, as consoles struggle to keep up.

“Nvidia, Intel and AMD have enthusiast CPU and GPUs that are so powerful that, when combined with SSDs and fast memory, they absolutely trounce the computing power and gaming capabilities of the newest console generation,” he explained.

“Being able to drive 3840×2160 (4K) is already a reality for the highest end configurations and the mass market is now able to push 2560×1440. PC gamers with good displays are able to enjoy millions and millions of pixels more than console gamers get on HDTVs. This translates into being able to see more and an overall better gaming experience.”

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Its a shame the PC gamers generally get a bum deal when it comes to software. You can tell from this that they are such a dedicated bunch. Would be great if we could get back to the days where PC was the focus and games pushed the hardware more. Given the similarity of gaming platforms now it makes far more sense for it to be.
 
Meh. It's only to be expected. Comparing PC power to console power is like comparing console power to handheld power. It's only expected the former trounces the latter. But even so, performance PC hardware is selling faster. That's the catch! :bow:
 
With PC gaming gaining more traction, hopefully more developers will give PC the proper love.
 
So PC market is in a decline, but gaming hardware is selling better than ever?

I'm shocked. Really.

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The only PC dev I see pushing PC hardware is CIG. It's a shame and I'm sure more people would move across to PC if the devs pushed the hardware. Just enabling higher res and framerates doesn't go far enough. I'm sure we could see near Avatar like graphics if they wanted to really push the highest end PC's.
 
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