Yes, its a mature market. We are likely at a point where a new competitor or innovation focused incumbent takes a swing at a new tech.
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frezik@midwest.social 2 days agoWouldn’t that imply it’s not a growing market anymore?
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
vxx@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, if PC sales wouldn’t be growing
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Saleh@feddit.org 1 day ago
I think the jump is more Covid related than having to do with any of the other consoles.
vxx@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Possible, but the market grew after that as well, while consoles stagnated.
I got a PC in 2020 when PS5 was released for 1200€ at your scalper of choice. So the statistics reflect my own switch perfectly.
Saleh@feddit.org 1 day ago
If you already have a PC, no matter how old and shoddy, you will be able to run games on it and become a PC gamer. There was no investment hurdle in 2020, while you need a console to become a console gamer, so you need to buy one first. Most people do have a PC for non gaming uses anyways.