
Sales of client PCs declined 13.9% year-over-year and totaled 259.5 million units in 2023, according to IDC. Gaming PC shipments experienced a similar downturn as the overall PC market, with a 13.2% year-over-year decrease to 44 million units, analysts from the same firm suggest, which means that gaming machines commanded 17% of the market. Sales of gaming monitors experienced a 20.3% increase, IDC claims. But it appears that things may be rosier for gaming PCs in the near future.
It looks like shipments of gaming PCs and gaming hardware in general will get better in 2024 and onwards. IDC anticipates a slight 1% growth in gaming PC sales for 2024, mainly due to notebooks, and a 13.6% rise in gaming monitors driven by lower pricing and increased consumer interest, reaching 22.2 million units.