Comments on: PC game hardware worth $34 billion by 2012

A report from Jon Peddie Research says the market for PC game hardware is larger than the market for game software. And PC gaming is bigger than console gaming.

[sythara]

PC gaming hardware includes things like specialized keyboards and mice, as well as sophisticated graphics cards and hardcore gaming machines from vendors like Alienware, a division of Dell.

yeah, $5.99 keyboard and parts build from newegg. Alienware is the biggest rip off ever to exist.

[sanenazok]

True some of the time. I bought a higher end Dell after realizing that it was only $75 more expensive than getting the parts on my own. There's no way 5+ hours of my life are worth it.

[ducttape36]

its mainly the graphics cards that get expensive. hardcore gamers can spend 400-500 dollars for a top of the line graphics card.

i wonder how much pc gaming piracy takes away from the market sales. i suspect thats the reason a lot of game studios prefer consoles- its hard to pirate them that way. I think the only pc games that make any real money are ones that require online multiplayer and/or subscriptions like wow.

[joshbroton]

The pirate download numbers are huge, but I think a large amount of downloads are "trials" to make sure your $50 is well spent.

[tipoo_]

and yet console fanboys keep insisting that PC gaming is dying...sigh.

[ferretboy88]

I am doing my part. I just ordered a quad core intel with new motherboard and power supply. Fallout 3 and Crysis needed new hardware.