“PC Gaming Surges Ahead: New Report Declares It the Silver Lining in a Struggling Market”

This morning, Matthew Ball, CEO of the investment strategy company Epyllion, unveiled an initial version of a presentation titled “The State of Video Gaming in 2025.” The slideshow, which incorporates data from market analysis firms such as IDG, Newzoo, and Circana, encapsulates global market tendencies in the gaming sector. To be candid: the situation isn’t excellent. After a decade-long surge from 2011 to 2021, the revenue growth in the industry has stagnated, leading to an environment of caution and faltering investment.

However, the future is not completely bleak. Although the revenue growth in the gaming industry has leveled off over the past three years, Epyllion’s assessments indicate that PC gaming is “a bright point” of ongoing growth, now representing the majority of non-mobile content revenue.

Per Epyllion, both PC and console gaming have become— as you may have observed— significantly larger issues than they were at the beginning of the 2010s. In 2024, consumers spent nearly $50 billion more on PC and console games compared to 2011.

However, following 2021, the growth of console gaming began to decelerate, which is notably evident in the global sales of Xbox Series S/X and PlayStation 5 consoles. In comparison to the prior console generation, the current lines from Microsoft and Sony had sold nearly 7 million fewer units after 49 months.

In contrast, PC gaming has continued its upward trajectory. “While console has remained flat since 2021,” Epyllion states, PC gaming revenue “has increased by 20%.”

Epyllion credits PC gaming’s ongoing development to “numerous compounding advantages over the console ecosystem,” including a broader release library with enhanced backwards compatibility, quicker access to web browsers, social media platforms, livestreaming software suites, and superior top-end performance.