With gaming and esports beginning to affect the creator economic system greater than ever earlier than, a profession in gaming is on observe to develop into extra mainstream, diverging from the area of interest it occupied only a few years in the past.

Amidst this shift, a latest examine by HP has revealed that just about half of Indian avid gamers are critically contemplating gaming as a supply of revenue. Based on the responses, they’re incomes wherever from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. This examine concerned 3500 members, together with 500 dad and mom from 15 tier 1 cities and 15 tier 2 cities throughout India.

In addition to those findings, avid gamers also can earn revenue by means of further sources akin to model sponsorships, tournaments, and streaming, all of which contribute to their affect within the gaming group.

There’s been a optimistic shift in how dad and mom reply to their youngsters’ curiosity in gaming. According to the HP report, practically 42% of respondents authorized of gaming as a pastime, and 40% mentioned their perspective had develop into extra optimistic lately. However, some dad and mom nonetheless have doubts in regards to the area, with 49% counting on family and friends for info.

Gaming isn’t just well-liked in India’s huge cities; even smaller cities are getting in on the motion. The examine discovered that 75% of Gen Z and 67% of millennials in non-metro areas take gaming critically, and 58% of feminine respondents expressed  curiosity.

The examine additionally checked out gaming {hardware} and located that 67% of avid gamers want to make use of a gaming PC over let’s say a cell phone. Additionally, it was revealed that almost all avid gamers are prepared to spend greater than Rs  1,00,000 on gaming hardware for higher management, efficiency, and better frames per second.