Increasingly enriched game content for PCs and increased demand for high-performance PCs in remote offices have boosted the popularity of gaming PCs in Japan. Among them, Taiwan’s Micro-Star (MSI) saw a 40% increase in sales in the first half of the year.
The Nikkei Shimbun reported on the 20th that due to the continuous enrichment of game content for PCs in Japan and the increase in demand for high-performance PCs in remote offices, the sales and popularity of Japanese gaming PCs have also increased. According to GfK Japan, January to June 2021 During the month, consumer (personal use) PC sales and gaming PC sales were about 200,000 units, accounting for 7% of the total, which was higher than 1% in 2015 and 6% in 2020.
The report pointed out that Taiwanese PC manufacturer MSI Computer Japan’s Japanese legal person MSI Computer Japan’s sales volume of gaming laptops increased by 40% during the period from January to June; Japanese PC store “PC Studio” operator UNIT.COM from January to June The overall PC sales grew by 15%, and if you look at the gaming PC alone, sales increased by 45%. Because gaming PCs are equipped with higher-performance GPUs and CPUs, they can display finer and smoother images. The Japanese chain home appliance retailer Shangxin Motor said that even when the PC is used when working at home, “Because of high performance, you can work without stress. “.
In the Japanese market where dedicated game consoles are popular, gaming PCs have a weak sense of existence. However, the rapid increase in the number of users of the download service “Steam” that can download games to PCs has changed the situation. CAPCOM’s latest series of popular and popular game “Evil Castle” launched in May, in addition to the Sony PS5 platform and Microsoft’s new Xbox platform, also sells the Steam version at the same time.
E-sports PCs have also shown significant growth in the global market. According to IDC, global gaming PC sales (including screens) will increase by 27% annually to 55 million units in 2020, which is higher than the overall PC market (an annual increase of 13% to 300 million units). IDC estimates that as of 2025, the gaming PC market will grow at an annual rate of 5%.
(This article is reprinted with authorization from MoneyDJ News; the source of the first image: MSI)
