Summary

  • Kevin Tan, vice president of personal systems for gaming at HP Inc, discusses the reasons why the PC continues to be a platform of choice for content creators and gamers.
  • Gamers are no longer just spectators but are creating their own custom games using AI, while social connection tools are empowering content creators to reach wider audiences and build communities.
  • Tan highlights research showing that gamers are also bloggers and that people are using AI coaching tools to improve their gaming skills.
  • Gen Z audiences are a key target for this technology, which is also being used to train reflexes and enable people to learn more quickly.
  • Marketing to gamers is also changing, with brands realising that TV no longer reaches entire generations and gamers connecting automatically through social media and influencers.
  • Tan believes that console usage will decrease further as games become available across multiple devices and form factors and pc power and performance evolves faster.
  • He predicts that new form factors and devices such as handhelds and glasses will gain popularity.

By Dean Takahashi

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