PC Gaming Hardware Forecast to Reach $27 Billion in 2010
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced the market forecast for PC gaming hardware, and the results are better than previously expected. Due to significant growth across all major markets the worldwide PC gaming hardware market is expected to skyrocket 30% in 2010. This is great news for the entire PC industry!
The worldwide PC gaming hardware market (systems, accessories, and upgrades) is forecasted to gain $1.2 billion for 2009, which is a 5.9% increase versus 2008 (from $20.07 to $21.26 billion). The increase is due to higher than anticipated consumer demand for Enthusiast, Performance, and Mainstream hardware influenced by the ability to play video games ranging from casual to hardcore simulations.
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