Gamers choose PCs over mobiles

New Delhi: FOR nine in 10 Indians, gaming especially on personal computers (PCs) helps relieve work and study pressure while reducing stress and inducing positive feelings in the remote era, a new HP India report showed on Wednesday, clearing indicating that gaming on big screen is now being preferred over mobiles in the country.

Over 90 per cent of those surveyed also said that PC gaming fosters better peer-level socialising and helps make new friends. While four in 10 (37) per cent mobile gamers want to shift to a PC, indicating strong potential growth for the industry, over 90 per cent respondents view gaming as a viable career option, trend led by women, according to HP India's 'Gaming Landscape Report 2021'.

"The ongoing pandemic has changed the world as we knew it. Amid this chaos, given the need of people to find themselves a stress buster and a tool to connect with friends and family, the gaming sector has witnessed a strong boost," Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems-HP India Market, told IANS.