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Austin Wood

PC gamers buy way more games that cost less than $30 at launch compared to PlayStation and Xbox players, analysts say, and it's "reshaping the PC market"

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PC gamers buy more cheap games than console gamers, and not just through the power of Steam sales, according to a recent report from analyst firm Newzoo. Full-price games that cost less than $30 are a much bigger chunk of the PC market compared to console gaming, and that segment is only growing year after year as cheap hits continue to crop up and hit even harder.

Newzoo reports that the $30 - $50 bracket "leads across all platforms," but the sub-$30 space "thrives on PC via breakout indies."

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