India, June 3 -- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are no longer selling gaming devices as a narrow enthusiast category. They are building access points into esports, creation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads, and performance computing. In a recent interaction with Sooraj Balakrishnan, Associate Director and Head of Marketing at Acer India, the company offered a clear view of how that shift is unfolding in India.

For years, gaming hardware in India sat in a familiar corner of the market. It was fast, flashy, and easy to admire from a distance. It was also treated as a specialist category, built for enthusiasts who cared about frame rates, cooling, and how many vents could fit into one chassis without starting a small weather...