u/Free-Performer-6292

Hear me out before downvoting.

Walk into any college hostel — half the room is on BGMI, Free Fire, or some mobile game. The other half might have a laptop, but it's mostly used for Netflix or assignments. An actual dedicated gaming PC setup feels increasingly rare outside of metro cities.

The numbers that make me think about this:

• Mobile gaming market in India is growing insanely fast
• PC components are expensive and electricity bills add up
• Parents are more likely to buy a phone than a gaming PC
• Games like BGMI, Asphalt, and Call of Duty Mobile are genuinely good now

The counter argument:

• PC gaming community is small but extremely passionate
• Esports on PC is growing
• No mobile game comes close to the experience of a proper PC title
• GPU prices are slowly becoming more accessible

But honestly — are we a niche hobby at this point in India? Or is PC gaming actually growing and I'm just not seeing it?

Curious what this community thinks — are you the only PC gamer in your friend group too?

Been running 8GB RAM for a while now and honestly for the games I play it's been fine — but I keep seeing people say 16GB is the new minimum even for casual gaming.

My usage is pretty light — no AAA titles, mostly browser-based and indie games. Task manager rarely shows RAM anywhere close to full.

But I'm starting to wonder if 8GB is becoming a bottleneck I'm not noticing, especially with Windows itself eating 3-4GB in the background.

For people on similar budget builds — have you actually noticed a real difference after upgrading to 16GB? Was it worth it for casual use or is it more of a "future proofing" thing?