PC gaming is still considered as the purest form of gaming and the gamers still swear by their hardware configuration and graphic cards. According to an industry research by Price Water House Cooper (PwC) – PC gaming is going to get bigger than ever according. By the end of 2016 it is predicted that the value of PC games sold will eclipse the value of console games sold. This change has been many years in the making.
Looking at the figures from PwC, worldwide PC games sales are supposed to add up to $29 billion, while console games sales should reach $28 billion by the end of 2016. In terms of DLCs, PC users expected to vastly outspend console gamers at $21.8 billion compared to $2.4 billion. The market researchers say the spending differences will widen in favour of the PC over the next few years thanks in part to the PC-dominated gaming scenes in India and China. The growing e-sports trend also relies on PCs as the platform of choice.
PC games easily offer the most depth, configuration options and best audio/visual experience. If a gamer wants to play the best looking and performing version of a game they will usually choose to play the PC version. But somehow, consoles have been priority for the companies since not many have the able PC machines to run those heavy graphics loaded games.
With the PC being at the cutting edge of hardware it can only get better if VR takes off. There are a number of competing platforms for VR, most of them will combine with the muscle of a modern PC to offer the fastest, slickest virtual reality experience to consumers.
The gaming industry could very soon witness a plunge in the demand for video game consoles. Data procured by market research firm, (PwC) reveals, sales generated by PC games are all set to surpass the sales of video game consoles, according to reports.
The video game industry is undergoing rapid changes with tablets, smartphones and set top boxes changing the way video games are played and how users pay for them.
10 years ago only platforms to play would be PCs, consoles and web but today there are multiple screens to satiate your gaming hunger with gaming happening on mobiles and even on smallest screens like smart-watches.
Tides are changing
Steam is quite popular for its features like the capability to synchronize game files across different PCs, semi-regular discount and sales bundles. Steam service lures a lot of game developers who can test their ideas or crowdfund new projects.
Rise of e-sports has been one of the major reasons for pc gaming garnering more upvotes in the world of competitive gaming. Here highly trained professional gamers, fight out in the big arena for big amount of monetary wins. According to market research firm IDC, consumers purchased about 30 million units of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U, whereas, more than 308 million PCs were sold worldwide last year. As per PwC, the PC market will garner $21.8 billion in such sales, while the console market will generate only $2.4 billion by the end of 2015.