20 Million PC players will move to consoles by 2022
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JPR (Jon Peddie Research) predicts that some 20 million PC gamers will switch to consoles within the next 3 years.
Jon Peddie Research firm predicts that 20 million PC gamers will switch to consoles and services via streaming by 2022
JPR mentions that Moore's Law is increasingly becoming a problem as manufacturing nodes are slowing down to smaller wafer manufacturing sizes (Intel has been stuck at 14nm for years). This would have a negative impact on desktop PCs. Another factor is that SmartTVs are improving, allowing game streaming services in the near future without the need for a video game console or a 'Gaming' PC. A third factor would be the exclusivity of the games, many software houses are trying to make more exclusive games for PlayStation and Xbox.
The PC gamers that will change mostly are the ones who own a very modest PC. The next generation of consoles from both Microsoft and Sony will most likely see the light of day in the next twelve months. Which should also be a new boost for the console market.
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The JPR report covers the gaming technologies that are designed to play on TVs. The report evaluates Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Fire TV, Nvidia Shield, Apple TV, Cable, streaming games (Stadia, XCloud) and much more. The analysis contains a recent sales history and a three-year forecast for unit sales of Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android consoles, Apple TV, and other devices.
The study can be seen in full here (in English and with subscription) and the video game market is analyzed from 2018 and is projected until the year 2022. JPR comments that all the offers of new consoles and streaming game services will affect the market of traditional PC games. What do you think of this?
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