It’s exactly what happens when you hold on to your average laptop for something like six years. For gamers, though, that change happens much faster. That’s especially true if you want to get the best performance out of a gaming system. It seems like one day you might have the best graphics chip or CPU around, and the next, it’s being bogged down by a new, power-hungry game.

That’s why PC gamers upgrade their systems at a faster clip than mainstream consumers. They want the best of the best to ensure the games they play look gorgeous and run smoothly.

And that’s the exact market that PC makers hope to capitalize on with new, impressive laptops and desktops running the latest hardware available.

Continued growth

The question then is: Will the PC gaming market be able to buoy the industry as a whole? Unfortunately, that’s unlikely to happen. There are a large number of PC gamers in the world, but not nearly enough to keep the market from continuing to falter.

Still, the gaming segment will keep growing as virtual reality technologies improve and draw in more consumers. So if you’re a gamer, the next few years should provide plenty of opportunities for newer, flashier, more impressive PCs. And if you’re not a gamer, then there’s never been a better time to start.

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• Video Games
• Computer gaming
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