massive image: Unsurprisingly, gross sales of gaming screens are down all through 2022, equally affected by decrease demand and better inflation affecting all PC {hardware}. However, analysts count on shipments of gaming screens to choose up this 12 months on account of occasions in China and a brand new choice for greater refresh charges.
A brand new TrendForce report confirms a 19% drop in gaming monitor shipments in 2022, with gross sales of 19.8 million models, in comparison with 22.8 million models in 2021 — the market’s first decline since 2016. The group expects a slight restoration this 12 months and will attain a 5 p.c rise to twenty.8 million models in 2022.
The next refresh charge will be the first issue to stabilize and increase the market this 12 months. On the low finish, a number of manufacturers are changing their 75Hz screens with 100Hz fashions. Overall, 100Hz gaming screens accounted for 3.9 p.c of all gaming monitor shipments final 12 months and will attain 9 p.c by 2023.
However, a lot of the market seems to be within the 165-180Hz vary, accounting for 51.9% of shipments in 2022. With related costs, they’re more likely to consolidate their 58% dominance this 12 months, steadily displacing 120-160Hz screens. The market share of shows above 200Hz may improve barely, from 11.7% to 12%.
New to the market, OLED screens nonetheless have a small share and are more likely to develop solely barely by 2023 – from 0.6% to 1.6%. The remainder of the gaming monitor area was break up nearly evenly between vertical alignment (VA) LCDs and in-plane switching (IPS) LCDs, accounting for 51% and 43.4% of the market, respectively. Analysts count on IPS fashions to develop in recognition this 12 months, with each varieties accounting for 48 p.c of the market.
A second constructive for gaming screens in 2023 could possibly be a restoration within the Chinese market. Demand for web cafe screens is more likely to rebound because the nation lifts COVID restrictions. The 2023 Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou from late September to early October, will embrace an e-sports class, which can additionally increase demand.
Even if the gaming monitor market totally recovers in 2023, it might take till 2024 for the general PC monitor market to reverse the sharp decline of 2022. A current IDC report indicated that shipments of PC screens hit an all-time low late final 12 months and should shrink additional this 12 months.