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PC MArket Largest in the World, claims study
1:51 AM on Nov. 20, 2008
It may seem that since the age of the console, PC gaming has gone into a declining trend.However, JPR research group says different; as a matter of fact, the group recently did a study claiming that the PC gaming market is worth over 20 billion, with an estimated growth to around 35 billion before 2012.Since 2005, the group says that more gaming PCs have been shipped than PS3, Wii, and 360s combined- at a rate of 2.6:1 worldwide(196 million PCs to 74.7 million PS3, Wiis, 360s. This excludes PSPs and The Nintendo DS.) The JPR Group acknowledges that most of this growth is in the Asian market.The trend also has caught on with gamers in america, due to high resolution tv screens, and a multitude of multiplayer games that one gets better quality on PCs rather than consoles-Fallout 3, Call of Duty: World at War, for example. And its not secret that since World of Warcraft came out, that PC gaming sales have risen.JPR concluded by saying: "Fact is the PC Gaming Market is bigger, worth more money, growing faster, and has better technology than the console market. How come no one but us seems to know that?"Sources: http://www.jonpeddie.com/So what do you think are the reasons why the PC market is growing larger than the console market? |
