A PC game, also known as a computer game or personal computer game, is a
type of video game played on a personal computer rather than a video
game console or arcade machine. Its defining characteristics include:
more diverse and user-determined gaming hardware and software; and
generally greater capacity in input, processing, video and audio output.
The uncoordinated nature of the PC game market, and now its lack of
physical media, make precisely assessing its size difficult. In 2018,
the global PC games market was valued at about $27.7 billion.
Newzoo reports that the PC gaming sector is the third-largest category
(and estimated in decline) across all platforms as of 2016, with the
console sector second-largest, and mobile / smartphone gaming sector
biggest. 2.2 billion video gamers generate US$101.1 billion in revenue,
excluding hardware costs. "Digital game revenues will account for $94.4
billion or 87% of the global market.
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Coded by Letícia Gomes