PC Gaming Numbers in Germany Drop to 13.1 Million, Marking a 20% Decline Since 2019

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So, I stumbled on this report from Germany about gaming trends. You know, those things that chart what people are up to with their screens. And wow, it’s like PC gaming took a nosedive—20% down since 2019. Seriously, the whole PC scene feels like it’s crashing while consoles are on this wild ride up. No idea why I noticed this, but it stuck with me.

Anyway, this site called Game.de—sounds like they’re big in the German game biz—dropped some numbers. They’re all, “Consoles are where it’s at!” Apparently, if things keep going this way, consoles might just take the crown for top gaming gear in Germany in, like, no time.

Oh yeah, there’s a graph too. Kind of makes you wonder what’s up, right? If we skip the 2023 numbers for a sec, 2024 is looking like a crazy incline for consoles. Imagine cycling uphill and your legs are just burning. 13 degrees of uphill, to be exact. Ouch.

Now, why are consoles winning this race? Game.de says, hey, it’s all those shiny newer versions like the PlayStation 5 Pro and Nintendo Switch OLED. It’s like they’re keeping the hype alive. And now there’s the Switch 2. Bet it’ll shake things up more—unless we all get distracted by something else. Who knows?

Here’s a fun number: 20.5 million people in Germany are console hopping, getting close on the heels of smartphone gamers, who are 22.9 million strong. But smartphones? They had their moment from 2019 to 2020. Now it’s like watching paint dry with the same old numbers.

Then there are our beloved PCs. They’ve lost 20% love since 2019. Don’t get me wrong, 13.1 million PC gamers is still huge. But that’s 400,000 down from last year. And get this, back in 2019, there were more PC gamers than console gamers. Now consoles are ahead by over 7 million. Wild how tables turn, huh?

Why is this happening? Game.de doesn’t dish out much, just that the industry’s kinda in a lull. Game sales and hardware took a hit—17% and 10% down. No surprise with those GPU shortages and tech not exactly thrilling the budget gamers.

Germany might have their insider charts, but if you’re wondering about the U.S. or global scene, well, good luck. Game.de’s got that special YouGov hookup. Maybe one day we’ll see what’s up worldwide.

And hey, if you’re into keeping tabs on this stuff, check out Tom’s Hardware on Google News. You never know what you’ll find.

So yeah, that’s the latest gaming scoop from across the pond. Catch you later!

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