[discostu]

No, PC sales are dropping, not some sub category, the WHOLE THING. Have been for a while. And it’s not tablets, it’s lack of need, the tech is no longer growing fast. Your own specs prove that. My 6 year old machine that I upgraded a few years ago can run Crysis 3, the newest piece of kit on that list is a THREE YEAR OLD video card. People quite simply do not need to upgrade as quickly anymore, you just showed exactly why, a base 6 year old PC that’s had a hundred dollar upgrade in the last 3 years can run the newest hottest game on the market. The 4 years and your PC is junk era is over.

[rollo tomasi]

"No, PC sales are dropping, not some sub category, the WHOLE THING."

LOL

The report points out that China is the fastest-growing and largest market for PC games with nearly $7 billion of revenue. Not only does China have a rapidly-growing economy, the console market is non-existent there, giving rise to PC as the dominant platform.

There are over one billion PC gamers in the world now, and DFC expects the industry to grow to $25.7 billion by 2016. As Matt Ployhar, PCGA president pointed out at a press conference yesterday, "you need to add three consoles to get close to that figure."

http://www.shacknews.com/article/78421/report-pc-gaming-software-sales-reached-20-billion-in-2012#

Also, digital sales are not tracked like box stores. Steam (Valve), GOG, Origin,Amazon,etc... are growing in digital sales.

[rollo tomasi]

Whoops, forgot to add that software will drive the hardware, especially with the next-gen consoles arrival.