Man, where to even begin? So, these numbers rolling out of Germany are like, waving a big, red flag for all you PC gaming fans out there. Picture this: since 2019, PC gaming’s tanked by 20%. Ouch, right? Meanwhile, mobile and tablet gaming just kinda… stumbled along, not changing much. But consoles? Oh, they’ve been the popular kids at school, like winning the coolness contest every year.
Now, Game.de—yeah, not a PC lovers’ haven, more like the German games industry gossip—that site is all about singing the praises of consoles. Seriously, if those flashing game boxes keep on trucking the way they are now, they might just snag the crown, becoming the top gaming scene in Germany soon enough. Crazy, huh?
Okay, so I got a tad sidetracked looking at this chart they’ve got. If you squint real hard, you can see that consoles have this upward mojo. Oh, and let’s not even start on the 13-degree ramp thing—like pedaling uphill on a bike with flat tires—those consoles are climbing, trust me.
Now, why are consoles having a party? Game.de figures it’s all thanks to the big shots—Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo—tossing out shiny, new models like confetti with stuff like the PlayStation 5 Pro. And Nintendo isn’t just napping, they’ve dropped the Switch 2, which is bound to shake up the numbers next year. Oh, and consoles vs. smartphones in Germany? It’s turning into quite the showdown—20.5 million console peeps chasing 22.9 million smartphone fans. Quite the race, huh?
And then we dive into the sad tale of PCs—by 2024, there are still 13.1 million of you PC warriors hanging on, but that’s about 400,000 less than before, like water slowly dripping out of a leaky bucket. Back in 2019, PCs were leading against consoles, 16.3 million vs. 15.9 million. Now? It’s like a landslide the other way.
Oh, and get this, people don’t just stick to one device. Nope, some 19 million Germans are playing on multiple platforms like they’re sampling every dish at a buffet.
As for why PCs are, well, floundering, there isn’t much help from Game.de. They just point to the industry “taking a break” or whatever in 2024. Game sales dipped by 17%, with hardware right behind at 10% down, although online gaming kinda gave a hopeful shrug at 12% growth. And those new parts for PCs? If they were any more scarce or less exciting, they’d be invisible.
It’s a shame we can’t find charts for the US or other places, but hey, Game.de seems to have the inside scoop thanks to those YouGov reports—lucky them, right?
So, there’s your messy, tangled take on gaming in Germany. Weird, yet strangely fascinating, huh?
