PC emerges as India’s most preferred gaming device: HP
The Hindu
‘Women, students, GenZ youth want to make maker career in gaming.’
Personal Computer (PC) gaming is now a mainstream activity in India – especially during the pandemic – with women, school students, GenZ youth from Tier 2 are seriously considering it as a career option, said Gaming Landscape Report 2021 released by HP India on Wednesday. The gaming community in the country displayed a growing preference for PC gaming with 9 in 10 respondents believing that a PC could offer a better gaming experience than a smartphone. Some 89% of respondents said PC offered a better gaming experience and some 37% of mobile gamers indicated that they would migrate to a PC for gaming, as per the study.
The latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) by MoS&PI reveals a transformative shift in India’s economic landscape. For the first time in over a decade, granular data on Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) highlights a significant decline in the proportional share of food spending—a classic validation of Engel’s Law as real incomes rise. Between 1999 and 2024, both rural and urban consumption pivoted away from staple-heavy diets toward protein-rich foods, health, education, and conveyance. As Indian households move beyond subsistence, these shifting Indian household spending patterns offer vital insights for social sector policy, poverty estimation, and the lived realities of an expanding middle-income population.












