Japan’s PC Gaming Market Nearly Triples with a 187% Surge in Only Four Years — GamerBlurb
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Japan’s PC gaming market has seen insane growth over the last few years, essentially tripling in size between 2019 and 2023. According to data from the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), the market increased by about 187.5%, growing from approximately ¥82.2 billion ($560 million U
  • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Consoles made sense when they required specialized hardware. The $700 for a PS5 is probably better spent on a much better GPU for a PC, IMHO.

    It’s cool if you like consoles! They still have a specific allure, so I get it.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      27 days ago

      I have a ps5. I dont think I’ll ever buy another console thats not a PC. I want to keep my library. I want a choice of places to buy games. I want no subscription for basic services. Consoles solved a problem that running high end games with specialized hardware was cheaper. Now its not, so they dont make financial sense.

      I would assume my next games machine will be a steam deck type device that works like a switch for big screen, or that just streams over WiFi to my TV.

      • P1nkman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        27 days ago

        But it does make financial sense - for Sony.

        Got a PS5 last year. My 13-year old computer died this year (used for old games, as it had a 960 in it lol), and it made me happy, cause I had a reason to buy a new one, which cost the same as the PS5 Pro. PS5 will also be my last console (can we call the Steam deck a console? I’m getting one next year anyway). Gaming on computers these days just makes more sense.

        I’ve enjoyed my PS5 subscription, but that’s because I’m a patient gamer, so getting a gigantic library of games I wanted to play was easy to pay for, but a year later, I’ve gone through the games I wanted to play. I haven’t powered it on for the past 3 months 😂 not worth paying for, but my subscription ends in November 2025 (subscribed years ago, before the price hike), so I might get a few more games out of it.

  • MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.orgEnglish
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    27 days ago

    There are also a lot of high quality games coming out from Japanese devs. Something about the culture and pc games has changed am I’m happy for it.