54 Million Enthusiast and Performance PC Gamers Globally

[Chaoss86]

[B]PC gaming isn't dead. [/B]

[QUOTE]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 ([I]almost[/I]) 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.

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sauce: [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,15530.html[/url]
It's relivent! and my first post in here so go easy

[Zambies!]

Revive PC gaming with our s̶h̶i̶t̶t̶y̶ tablet!
Also might want to include a source.

[DarkSiper]

source?

EDIT:

Thanks.

[Cyril Connolly]

[QUOTE]

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.[/quote]

While PC gaming is not dead, online multiplayer experiences are apparently on their last legs.

[Snek]

What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"

[Trumple]

[QUOTE=DarkSiper;35851959]source?[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,15530.html[/url]

Google it

[Used Car Salesm]

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35851989]What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"[/QUOTE]

People who didn't buy their computers at Staples.

[Trumple]

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35851989]What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"[/QUOTE]

People who play angry birds

[153x]

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35851989]What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"[/QUOTE]

I'm going to guess that this means people with custom built PCs

[Trumple]

[QUOTE=Atlascore;35852042]It's the op's job to provide a source, we shouldn't have to google this shit.[/QUOTE]

I know life is hard sometimes

[Curls]

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35851989]What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"[/QUOTE]

although I can't afford it right now, but people like me who love the idea of upgrading my computer to boost performance, of course. Custom builders.

as for pc gaming, it was never dead and never will be dead. Only a fool would say that.

[tedfinly]

54 million huh? We should bring all these people together and form a country. Actually wait, there wouldn't be any women... Scrub that idea.

[Curls]

[QUOTE=tedfinly;35852292]54 million huh? We should bring all these people together and form a country. Actually wait, there wouldn't be any women... Scrub that idea.[/QUOTE]

[thumb]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web05/2010/11/25/2/how-gamer-girls-should-look-like-6566-1290671257-3.jpg[/thumb]

either they'd be females and act mature or "lol xD im a gamer guy you silly boys dont hit on me xD!!!!!"

[inconspicious]

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35851989]What the hell do they classify as "performance and enthusiast class gamers"[/QUOTE]

non macfags and prebuilders.

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=J!NX;35852330][thumb]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web05/2010/11/25/2/how-gamer-girls-should-look-like-6566-1290671257-3.jpg[/thumb]

either they'd be females and act mature or "lol xD im a gamer guy you silly boys dont hit on me xD!!!!!"[/QUOTE]That's not a gamer girl, that's a model who's posing for camera. Just because she borrowed some controllers and consoles from her brother doesn't mean she knows how to use them.

[Chaoss86]

In my opinion gaming... and the pc scene never was, and is not dead, it's just lots more people have phones/tablets now.

[Gazzy]

[QUOTE=153x;35852039]I'm going to guess that this means people with custom built PCs[/QUOTE]

There could potentionally be more because some of my friends can't do shit with their pc yet have a performance PC at home because of me. And they're rather honest, they play games mostly on pc.

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=Chaoss86;35853387]In my opinion gaming... and the pc scene never was, and is not dead, it's just lots more people have phones/tablets now.[/QUOTE]
Your opinion? It's a fact and truth. How can pc gaming be dead when there's fuckton of people on steam alone.

[KevBeans]

Appx. 0.077% of the global population are proper gamers.