Asustek Compouter has dismissed a recent media report that claimed the company was ready to axe half of its gaming department's personnel with at least 300 employees to be affected, and to also lay off workers in its handset and notebook departments.
Asustek has already eliminated about 100 jobs mainly at its handset and gaming notebook departments in September, with the affected employees either relocated to other departments or given special severance compensations.
Hope it'll go faster from here.
Global demand for gaming PCs is expected to slow down significantly in 2019, with shipments of gaming notebooks likely to record an annual growth of only 10%, compared to average annual increase of over 20% seen in the past 6-7 years.
Average selling prices (ASP) of gaming PCs and peripherals are expected to keep trending downward, given limited growth of the global gaming PC market and keener competition
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