A recent report by Epyllion highlights that over the last decade, PC gaming has established itself as a dominant force in the mainstream gaming market. Previously, the video game industry was more inclined towards console platforms to launch their products. This led to PC versions being in the backseat for several years.
However, despite this previous trend, PC gaming is now emerging and has created a special place for itself within the gaming sector. The latest findings by Epyliion indicate that the revenue share from PC gaming consumers has increased by around 20%.
On the other hand, console revenue remains comparatively stagnant, highlighting the growth interest in both gaming platforms. The data that was revealed suggests that both PC and console gaming have experienced substantial growth.
However, PC gaming has shown a stronger approach towards growth which is also visible in the revenue statistics. As per reports, over the past decade, PC gaming has generated revenue of up to 220%.
This is higher than that of consoles, it is a striking figure that puts a question to the current beliefs that consoles have been the primary contributors to the gaming industry.
As per Epyllion, the growth PC gaming is witnessing can be linked to its ‘compounding advantages’ over consoles. These advantages include features like improved control in gaming and backward compatibility.
In addition to this, the slow-moving pace of console sales has played a major role in these figures. It allowed PC gaming to get a major push, especially after 2021.
Users are now getting more inclined towards PC gaming instead of console, which earlier was a dominating player in the industry. Regardless of which platform among these two will ultimately prevail in this competition, the growing trend is beneficial for the gaming industry as a whole.
The increasing revenue figures highlight that a period of sustainable growth within the gaming market will be witnessed by the fans and players.