Gaming PC & Gaming Monitor shipments are projected to continue to grow despite global semiconductor shortages



Regarding gaming PCs and gaming monitors, which have rapidly expanded their market size in response to the crammed demand for the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), International Data Corporation (IDC), a major US IT market research company, said, We will continue to make great strides over the years. ' There was a theory that demand for gaming-related devices would turn to a declining trend due to the end of COVID-19 and the impact of global semiconductor shortages, but IDC said, 'The

average annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025 is gaming. PCs will reach 4.8% and gaming monitors will reach 13.2%. '

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According to an IDC survey, total shipments of gaming PCs and monitors in the second quarter of 2021 reached 15.6 million units, up 19.3% year-on-year, despite the global semiconductor shortage in 2021. bottom. IDC expects the growth trend to continue after 2021, with annual shipments of gaming PCs from 41.3 million in 2020 to 52.3 million in 2025, and annual shipments of gaming monitors in 2020. From 14.2 million units to 26.4 million units in 2025, we forecast that the average annual growth rate of gaming PCs will be 4.8% and the average annual growth rate of gaming monitors will be 13.2% during the same period.



According to this forecast, the combined market size of gaming PCs and gaming monitors will grow from $ 43 billion in 2020 to over $ 60 billion in 2025. The average annual growth rate for the same period is estimated to be 7.4%. However, it is said that the price will change differently between gaming PCs and gaming monitors, and the average selling price for the same period will be $ 925 (about 105,000 yen) to $ 1007 (about 114,000 yen) for gaming PCs. ), But in the case of gaming monitors, it will drop from $ 339 (about 38,500 yen) to $ 309 (about 35,100 yen).

IDC's PC monitor research manager Jay Chow said, 'The gaming PC market is in a healthy state for the next few years due to the increase in the affordable price range and the ability to handle various tasks other than games. 'It's one of the reasons we expect it to stay,' said Ryan Wraith, group vice president of mobility and consumer devices. 'The gaming market has been booming years before the 2020 pandemic began. But the pandemic has accelerated the situation as most people spend more time at home in front of the screen. The global shortage of semiconductors is a well-known fact and we continue to keep an eye on trends, but PCs.・ Demand for game-related hardware such as game machines and monitors and game titles continues to increase rapidly, and many people said, 'As the restrictions on COVID-19 are lifted around the world, game-related growth will be jeopardized. We speculate, but we haven't detected any such signs. '



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