At approximately 10.6 million units shipped, gaming PCs saw a modest year-over-year recovery of 2.4% in the second quarter of 2024, according to analyst firm IDC.
Nvidia Geforce Philippines announced two new rosters of purpose-built PCs for the gamer and creator market in the Philippines: the GeForce RTX PCs and GeForce Esports PCs, both available through local partner computer retailers PC Express and PC Worx.
The gaming market was on fire for years leading into the start of the pandemic in 2020 and things only accelerated as most people were spending more time at home and in front of screens.
Desktops, however, recorded a 6.6% decline as Internet café demand dropped significantly in markets such as the Philippines due to a prolonged period of forced shutdown in business operation caused by the pandemic.