For better or worse, pre-built gaming PCs were big in 2021
(Windows Phone Central)

It wasn`t a great year to try building your own gaming PC. Will 2022 be any better? I doubt I`m alone in saying that 2021 has been a blur of revolving health orders, masks, and canceled plans. In a year where many people simply chose to stop most in-person socializing, free space on the calendar for personal hobbies was at an all-time high. And many of us filled that extra time with video games. More than half of people polled by Ipsos in 2021 — with data compiled by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) — said they played more video games during the pandemic, while 90% of people polled said they would likely continue playing video games as we slowly return to normal. Both sides of the gaming community, console and PC, have struggled due to ongoing stock shortages, and many people have yet to get their hands on something like the Xbox Series X|S or an NVIDIA RTX graphics card despite months of trying. It`s frustrating, and it doesn`t seem to be getting a whole lot better...