Gaming hardware sales surge during lockdown in UAE and Saudi Arabia
- Date: 20-Sep-2020
- Source: Gulf Business
- Sector:Technology
- Country:GCC
Gaming hardware sales surge during lockdown in UAE and Saudi Arabia
The UAE's virtual reality (VR) market grew by almost half in the first half of 2020, as stay-at-home orders pushed people to AR and VR gaming platforms for entertainment and fitness.
According to research firm GfK, which tracks point of sales transactions, the VR equipment sales totalled $1.5m in H1 2020, representing a 46 per cent expansion from the same period in 2019.
The overall gaming market also grew strongly in the same period, data from GfK shows. Gaming hardware sales surged by 29 per cent in the first six months of 2020 in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, generating revenues of $256m.
Gaming notebooks (32 per cent), video game consoles (31 per cent), and gaming and leisure devices (17 per cent) account for the top three largest
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