The game landscape, especially PC games and console in India, has changed in recent years. The main credit for this can be given to national availability of high-speed Internet connectivity. This has not only contributed to the growing number of online players, but games are now being considering a viable career option in the country.

A study called HP India Gaming Landscape Report 2021, studies the trend of e-gaming in the country. There is talk about the impact of the games of people who include: women, students, millennials and gene Z of all India and affirms that 89 percent of respondents feel that a PC remains the best option for games in comparison With a smartphone.

The study was carried out with 1,500 respondents that completed the 25-meter survey, the cities of Tier-1 and Tier-2 of India between March and April 2021. These respondents, between 15 and 40 years, were important men who represented 72% while the rest of 28% were the females with a healthy mix of PC users and / or mobile phones, which comprise action and adventure games on PC and smartphones.

While you can not deny the fact that a large amount of feedback could be inspired by the blockages and restrictions induced by the pandemic in the movement. However, this is in fact a good sign for the Indian PC Games community that, despite all the challenges, recently saw the launch of the first autumn PC game – Raji. Here are some of the findings of the report.

PCs are the first option for games.

In a market-aware market such as India, many people prefer to use a smartphone due to several reasons such as cost and portability. However, this survey insinuates a change in the paradigm among young mobile players, especially when it comes to the game experience.

According to the report, 37% of mobile games wanted to migrate to PC games for several reasons. They felt the PCs can offer them a better processing power and will not have battery problems. While more than 9 of the 10 respondents felt that PCs offer a better gaming experience in general compared to a smartphone. This number increases even more than 94% when we only look at respondents from level 2 cities with level 1 and meter users, not too late with 88% and 87%, respectively.

Impact on the purchase decision

The study reveals that 33% of PC users felt they would take into account the preferences of the games while making a purchase decision with most people who searched better graphics and better battery performance as metrics key code. The immersive screen and thermal innovations also found a place between the factors that could affect future purchase decisions.

Gaming as a career of choice

90% of respondents come to games as a viable career option, insinuating a massive change in mentality where people are open to alternative career options and look beyond 9-5-neck work. This is an area where women of previous men and the report establish that 84% of respondents see games as a potential career, while 80% of men feel that it is a long-term career option.