PC, console growth to lag pre-pandemic levels as gamers clock in fewer hours, report says

FILE PHOTO: A person uses a gamepad at the 2023 Gamescom computer and video game industry event in Cologne, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

(Reuters) - Personal computing and console gaming revenue growth is expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels through 2026 as gamers record fewer hours of playtime, according to research firm Newzoo.

The market is expected to grow 2.7% from 2023-end to 2026, below the 7.2% growth rate from 2015 to 2021, according to the report.