and new GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. Early adopters may spend a lot of money per device or unit, but overall gaming volume isn't expected to pick up until 2023 when more affordable next gen CPUs, GPUs and systems will inspire more of the mainstream market to upgrade.
The PC market and PC gaming isn't going anywhere. The pandemic ushered in a new era of working from home and it's a trend that's likely to continue. People quickly realized their phones and tablets were poor productivity tools, which led to a boom in the sales of PCs with better productivity, multitasking and video conferencing capabilities. Gamers too found they had more home-time on their hands.
The overall PC industry and gaming market faces strong headwinds. Macroeconomic concerns including inflation and rising interest rates are sending ripples through the market. The Ukraine war, Chinese lockdowns and resulting loss of manufacturing output, rising energy and logistics costs are all weighing on the market.
Will next-gen products inspire a new round of spending on upgrades? It will for gaming enthusiasts, though a question mark remains over the wider PC market. Gaming remains a well-performing segment of the industry, so despite the gloomy headline our hobby remains strong and likely to stay that way.Chris' gaming experiences go back to the mid-nineties when he conned his parents into buying an 'educational PC' that was conveniently overpowered to play Doom and Tie Fighter.
As expected, people don't swap out PCs every year like they do with phones, PCs are good to go for a couple to few years.
The YoY incremental improvement do not warrant continuous upgrades. People aren't as ignorant as once before. We are well into the Millennial generation who are more technologically sound and make better purchasing decisions than Gen-X and Baby Boomers.
the less trash laptops available for sale on the market, the better
Overpriced parts, particularly GPUs. I'm looking at you nvidia , 3000 series is still over launch MSRP.
People want Ps5 and Series X more
They'll be fine
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