Asus Eyes 50% Share in Gaming Laptop Market in India

In the era of smartphone gaming, where the PC market is declining, Taiwanese electronics major ASUS is aiming for a 50 percent market share in the gaming laptops segment in India while increasing its retail presence from 100 to 200 stores by the end of this year, a top company executive has said.

“We are already the number one gaming laptop brand in India. Last year, we had around 23 percent market share in the gaming laptops division in the country, and this year, in the first four months itself, we have reached 40 percent market share,” Arnold Su, Head of Consumer Notebooks and ROG Business, ASUS India told IANS.

In addition, the company aims to increase its share in the consumer laptops division in India from 11 percent to 15-20 percent by the end of 2019.

The company said it is further expanding its budget-friendly laptop offerings with new affordable Vivobooks, which were introduced last year and targeted mid-range buyers.

“We noticed that not everybody can afford the Rs 60,000 or Rs 70,000 premium laptops. This year, we launched the new generation of Vivobooks with which we are expecting to grab a larger market share in India,” Su noted.

With gaming picking up as a profession in India, the company had previously said India has great potential ahead. In 2018, ASUS’s Republic of Gamers (ROG) was the most searched gaming brand in India.

“Laptop gaming is growing but people who are interested in playing top-of-the-line games or like to compete with teammates and other players would only get that kind of gaming experience on PCs,” said Leila Lin, Country Product Manager, ASUS India.

ASUS said it is expanding its retail footprint in the country and opening seven to ten exclusive stores every month. The company hopes to have 200 stores by the end of the year.

“We want to make our gaming laptops accessible to customers everywhere. Right now, we have around 100 ASUS stores in India and we are working with all our channels like Amazon, Paytm, Chroma, Reliance and our own stores,” Su added.

ASUS has refreshed its Vivobook series with two new models — a 14-inch Vivobook X412 and a 15.6-inch Vivobook X512 — priced Rs 33,990 and Rs 34,990.

Source: Beebom

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