Where Is The Race Between Console And PC Gaming Headed?
In recent years, the competition between console and PC games in the gaming world has been rapidly increasing. However, a new report shows that this race may end in favor of consoles. Console game sales are expected to reach $79 billion by 2030, up from $52 billion in 2023. This growth means a 52% increase. It is stated that PC game sales will decline in the same period. It is emphasized that giants such as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are expanding the console market with technological innovations. AI-supported graphics improvements (technologies such as DLSS, FSR and XeSS) and cross-platform game support are among the main reasons for this growth.
A Huge Increase in Console Game Sales
One of the main reasons for the growth in the console game market is technological innovations that improve the user experience. Especially AI-supported graphics technologies and hybrid gaming devices make consoles more attractive. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo draw attention with their investments in this area, and it is predicted that console games will generate more than twice the revenue of PC games by 2030.
In the PC gaming sector, the increase in graphics card prices and the supply shortage of components stand out as important factors that drive gamers to consoles. Stock shortages and price increases in NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series are accelerating gamers’ shift to consoles.
Despite this growth in console games, the real leadership is in mobile games. Mobile games are expected to reach $200 billion by 2030. This figure surpasses the revenues of console and PC games. While developers increase their investments in mobile platforms, cloud gaming services and ad-supported games are driving this growth.
Technologies such as VR/AR still have a small share in the gaming sector. However, improvements in cloud gaming services may contribute to the growth of these technologies in the future. All these developments prove once again that the gaming sector is a constantly changing and growing market.
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