Micro Center is quite the popular store for computer parts and electronics. While some would argue that it’s cheaper to shop online, these retailers have offers which are oftentimes are priced lower than on Amazon.

Even though the company has quite the tiny foothold in the USA with only 25 stores in 16 States, the company’s President Kevin Jones said that they observed an increase of 20 – 30 percent in the year 2016 according to Digitimes report.

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The likely reason for the surge is a few things, cheaper hardware price and better price to performance ratios than ever before and the sudden rise of e-sports.

It is possible that we see a sharper rise in the number of PC gamers in the future because of the rising market. For more updates, stay tuned.