Corsair Looking to Have Strong 2023

Corsair Looking to Have Strong 2023

Like many companies in the hardware sector, Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ: CRSR) had a tough 2022.  From January 2022 to January 2023, Corsair stock was down 37% as revenue declined significantly. There were many issues facing Corsair in the past year.  This included high prices/GPU shortages slowing new PC builds, as well as economic conditions in Europe.  However, the U.S. showed signs of making a comeback and a new genera.....
Corsair Has Decent Q3

Corsair Has Decent Q3

Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ: CRSR) reported that revenue for the third quarter ending September 30, 2022 was down 20% to $312 million.  For the first nine months of fiscal 2022 revenue was down 30% to $976 million.  Corsair reported a net loss of $6.2 million for the quarter. Analysis Like many hardware companies, the past year has been tough for Corsair.  However, the company beat both revenue and earnings estimates and came in better than expected (the.....
Video Game Hardware Forecasted to Reach $135 Billion

Video Game Hardware Forecasted to Reach $135 Billion

It has always been a great irony that, as video game software has gone digital, spending on hardware to play games has soared.  Unlike other entertainment industries, video game hardware is definitely not a commodity.  DFC Intelligence forecasts that global spending on video game hardware will grow from $82 billion in 2021 to $135 billion in 2026.  This includes console systems, PC hardware used for games and accessories such as controllers, headsets, gaming keyboards an.....
Soaring Video Game Accessories Market Reaches $11 Billion

Soaring Video Game Accessories Market Reaches $11 Billion

According to the latest report from DFC Intelligence the video game accessories market soared to $11 billion in 2020. While much of this growth was driven by stay-at-home orders and new console systems, long-term growth is expected to continue. By 2025, DFC forecasts the video game accessories market will reach $15 billion. The video game accessories market sa.....

Interview: Corsair Still Sets Own Course

NOV. 26, 2011 • One of the side effects of video game cycles that stretch on for a decade or more is that the game technology torch is passed to personal computers. While console development is locked into a stationary hardware specification, developers who want to push into advanced content territory can only do so on PCs. There’s a stable core of gamers out there who are well aware of this technology shift, and who modify,.....