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Guru3D.com » News » HP buys HyperX Gaming Peripherals Brand from Kingston for $425 million (who remains in the memory business)

HP buys HyperX Gaming Peripherals Brand from Kingston for $425 million (who remains in the memory business)

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/24/2021 07:47 PM | source: | 6 comment(s)
HP buys HyperX Gaming Peripherals Brand from Kingston for $425 million (who remains in the memory business)

HP Inc. has reached an agreement with Kingston to acquire HyperX. HP pays the pretty sum of $425 million for Kingston's gaming division, which is known for peripherals and headsets. Memory and storage products will remain with Kingston.

HyperX's award-winning product portfolio spans a range of gaming peripherals, including headsets, keyboards, mice, mouse pads, USB microphones, and console accessories. HyperX is a leader in peripherals whose technology is trusted by gamers around the world and we're thrilled to welcome their outstanding team to the HP family," said Enrique Lores, President and CEO, HP Inc. "We continue to advance our leadership in Personal Systems by modernizing compute experiences and expanding into valuable adjacencies. We see significant opportunities in the large and growing peripherals market, and the addition of HyperX to our portfolio will drive new sources of innovation and growth for our business."

PC gaming continues to be one of the most popular forms of video gaming, with the PC hardware industry anticipated to be worth $70 billion by 2023.1 The global peripherals market is expected to grow to $12.2 billion by 2024, with gaming peripherals representing a disproportionate share of this growth.

"HyperX products are designed to meet the most rigorous demands of all gamers - from casual to the most hardcore - giving them a winning edge and helping them stay on top of their game," said John Tu, Co-founder and CEO, Kingston. "Both of our companies thrive because we focus on our employees and share the same core values and culture. David Sun (Co-founder and COO) and I saw the possibilities for the HyperX business and its employees and we both realized that this change brings a brighter future for HyperX."

HP has built a large and growing global gaming portfolio in recent years, led by its OMEN brand and a world-class ecosystem of hardware, software, content, and services. The company continues to push progression in gaming with powerful devices like the OMEN 15 gaming laptop and the HP Pavilion Gaming 16 laptop. Beyond devices, HP is driving software innovation with OMEN Gaming Hub, a destination for players to connect, customize, and explore their gear and games. Adding HyperX to HP's broader gaming ecosystem will deliver innovative new experiences across everything gamers see, hear, and touch.

Under the terms of the agreement, HP will pay $425 million, subject to customary working capital and other adjustments, to acquire HyperX's gaming peripherals portfolio. Kingston will retain the DRAM, flash, and SSD products for gamers and enthusiasts. The acquisition is expected to be accretive on a non-GAAP basis to HP in the first full year following closing. The transaction is expected to close in calendar Q2 2021, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions.







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FrostNixon
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#5890344 Posted on: 02/25/2021 01:07 AM
That sounds very strange to me. Hyperx peripherals are quite popular and they are represented in multiple competitive games as sponsors to some of the top organizations. But then again their keyboards are behind on representation compared to their rivals and mice are probably at the bottom, so maybe that helps.
I wonder how much corsairs decision costs for example.

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#5890477 Posted on: 02/25/2021 12:58 PM
Seriously? Well, this is a surprise. They'll run it into the ground, no doubt.

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#5890485 Posted on: 02/25/2021 01:28 PM
Pretty surprised by this also, always thought Kingston did well with their HyperX line...

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#5890496 Posted on: 02/25/2021 01:43 PM
Perhaps it will cause HP units to ship with better quality RAM?

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#5890497 Posted on: 02/25/2021 01:48 PM
Perhaps it will cause HP units to ship with better quality RAM?


That's the thing, Kingston is keeping the RAM business.

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