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Tech Awards 2025 Readers’ Choice Results – Part 8<\/h3>\n You’ve read\u00a0our picks in the\u00a0Editor’s Choice<\/b>\u00a0series showcasing the best products of the year as tested by our editorial team, and now we present the results of the\u00a0Readers’ Choice<\/b>\u00a0series that highlight the top tech brands and services in Singapore, as chosen by you.<\/p>\n
This year, we have 52 award categories for polling, and after a month of compiling the results from thousands of our readers, we’re ready to share the outcome to help Singaporeans make an informed buying decision and highlight why these brands came out ahead.<\/p>\n
This article is\u00a0Part 8 (out of 8)<\/b>\u00a0and covers the nine awards that comprise the\u00a0Best of Tech Brands in Gaming<\/b>. Be sure to also check out the rest of the results\u00a0from all the other categories<\/u>\u00a0that have been published previously.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nContent list<\/p>\n
<\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n\n1. Best Gaming Monitor Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/li>\n 2. Best Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Brand – Razer<\/li>\n 3. Best Gaming Headset Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/li>\n 4. Best Gaming Desktop PC Brand – Aftershock<\/li>\n 5. Best Gaming Laptop Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/li>\n 6. Best Gaming Handheld Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/li>\n 7. Best Gaming Console Brand – Sony<\/li>\n 8. Best Gaming Publisher for PC & Consoles – Nintendo<\/li>\n 9. Best Gaming Publisher for Mobile – Gameloft<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\nBest Gaming Monitor Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
ASUS \/ ROG extends its lead in the gaming monitor space for another year, but what stands out in 2025 is how comfortably it stays ahead even as the market around it becomes more crowded and competitive. With 25.5% of the votes \u2013 up from 23% last year \u2013 ASUS benefits not just from brand recognition, but from having a monitor for almost every type of gamer. Whether it\u2019s high-refresh esports panels, colour-accurate creator displays or the newer wave of OLED models, ASUS has remained a dependable \u201cdefault choice\u201d for many gamers.<\/p>\n
Prism+, on the other hand, drops to third place, taken over by Acer Predator \u2013 but just barely. The Singapore brand still commands strong loyalty among gamers who want maximum screen size for their dollar, but 2025 brought tougher competition in the mid-range. Samsung and Dell\u2019s Alienware, meanwhile, experienced a measurable dip. Despite being notable players in the monitor market and commanding much of the commercial sales volume, their dip in the gaming segment is likely due to both companies focusing on the high-end monitor market, and the lack of marketing and clear choices to differentiate for the low and mid-tier segments made it less appealing for mainstream gamers who were shopping on a tighter budget in 2025.<\/p>\n
Brands such as MSI, Lenovo Legion, BenQ\/Zowie, and AOC maintain steady, modest traction, often appealing to niche segments like competitive FPS players or students watching their budgets.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Brand – Razer<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Razer takes the top spot in 2025 with 25.2% of the votes, nudging past Logitech after trailing it slightly the previous year. The shift isn\u2019t surprising \u2013 Razer spent much of 2025 strengthening its lineup with lighter, faster optical switches, improved wireless reliability and broader adoption of its \u201cno-frills\u201d productivity\u2013gaming hybrids.<\/p>\n
Logitech slips from 26% to 22.9%, with those shares largely absorbed by Razer and ASUS \/ ROG. Its core products remain well-loved \u2013 particularly in the wireless mouse space \u2013 but 2025 felt quieter for the brand, with fewer headline-grabbing product updates for high-end gamers. Meanwhile, ASUS\u2019 ROG climbs from 18% to 20.3%, buoyed by aggressive launches of compact gaming keyboards and high-DPI mice that continue to resonate strongly with esports-focused gamers.<\/p>\n
Armageddon, another homegrown brand, also sees a slight but healthy movement \u2013 rising from 8% to 8.5% – thanks to its value-for-money bundles and expanding presence among students and first-time PC builders. Ducky, Corsair, Cooler Master, SteelSeries and BenQ\/Zowie remain steady at the lower end, each serving niche preferences such as hot-swappable boards, ergonomic shapes or competitive FPS tuning.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Headset Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
ASUS\u2019 gaming sub-brand ROG takes the top spot for Best Gaming Headset Brand in 2025 with 14.4% of the votes, overtaking Razer\u2019s narrow lead from the previous year and the brand\u2019s first-ever pole position win in this segment. Its steady push in releasing consistently capable headsets \u2013 paired with marketing efforts that keep ROG gear top-of-mind among gamers \u2013 clearly paid off. Visibility plus performance is a powerful combination, and ROG benefitted from both this year.<\/p>\n
Razer, meanwhile, slips from 16% to 14.3%. The Kraken and BlackShark V2 families remain well-liked, but fewer gamers seemed aligned with Razer in 2025. With more brands offering lighter frames, better microphones and improved spatial audio at competitive prices, Razer\u2019s once-comfortable foothold faced stronger pressure than before.<\/p>\n
JBL remains steady at around 10% while Logitech dips slightly from 11% to 9.5% \u2013 a sign that its focus on productivity-leaning audio may have left the gaming crowd wanting more. Sony and Bang & Olufsen (B&O) each carve out niche appeal: Sony, with its PlayStation-skewled options under the INZONE branding, jumped out of nowhere, while B&O, with premium builds, targets hybrid work-and-play users.<\/p>\n
Lower-tier brands such as Creative, Armageddon, Sennheiser and SteelSeries hold consistent but modest shares, seemingly contented to cater to fans of specific tuning profiles or price brackets.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Desktop PC Brand – Aftershock<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Aftershock claims the top spot in 2025 with 24.4% of the votes, edging past ASUS \/ ROG by a margin that was previously reversed in 2024. The shift isn\u2019t surprising: 2025 was a strong year for the Singapore-based PC builder, with continued momentum around full-custom water-cooled systems, quieter high-end builds, and faster turnaround times for mainstream configurations. That mix of personalisation and build variety continues to resonate with PC gamers who want something a little more \u201ctheir own\u201d without building it themselves.<\/p>\n
Similarly, another homegrown brand, Dreamcore, saw a notable uplift compared to the previous year. Even if the vote slice it commands is still small, it\u2019s a considerable showing considering the vote share commanded by much more entrenched players like MSI and Lenovo.<\/p>\n
ASUS \/ ROG, on the other hand, holds steady at 23.1% but loses its slight lead from the previous year. Personally, I thought the brand\u2019s prebuilt desktops remain visually distinctive and performance-driven, though 2025 saw fewer significant updates to its desktop lineup compared to its laptop and components divisions. Dell\u2019s Alienware also takes a noticeable dip from 13% to 10.3%, likely due to slower hardware refresh and new, eye-catching products release.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Laptop Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
ASUS \/ ROG is our readers\u2019 choice for gaming laptop again this year, even strengthening its position from 27% to 28.5% of the total votes. The brand\u2019s continued dominance in 2025 was certainly helped in large part by refreshed Strix and Zephyrus models that were well-received by critics (including us) and gamers. It\u2019s also one of the few, if not the only, brand that has a wide gamut of gaming laptops that cater to gamers with a budget to those that wants a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU chip inside an 18-inch chassis. Let\u2019s also not forget that ROG is also not afraid to experiment \u2013 the ROG Flow Z13<\/b> is a prime example of gaming laptop innovation at its best.<\/p>\n
Aftershock sees an uplift too, rising from 16% to 17.5%. Its growth is a sign that specialist local builders continue to resonate with gamers who prioritise value-for-money configurations, and its strong presence at major tech shows certainly helped too.<\/p>\n
Dell \/ Alienware on the other hand, record softer numbers this year \u2013 dropping from 15% to 12.2%, while Acer moves slightly up from 10% to 10.3%. Both brands leaned heavily into premium-tier models in 2025, but I suspect the lack of standout launches in the mid-range \u2013 where much of the gaming laptop demand now sits \u2013 meant fewer reasons for voters to rally behind them. Lenovo Legion also dips slightly, compared to its momentum in 2024.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Handheld Brand – ASUS \/ ROG<\/h2>\nOur Best Gaming Handheld Brand category is a first in 2025 and arrives at a time when portable PC gaming is finally hitting mainstream momentum \u2013 and ASUS ROG takes a commanding lead with 45.7% of the votes. The win is hardly surprising. The new ROG Xbox Ally X<\/b> has become the face of Windows-based handheld gaming, thanks to an exclusive partnership with Microsoft (it developed a custom version of Windows 11 for the handheld) and a solid and ergonomic build. You can read our review here. ASUS also doubled down on retail visibility in Singapore, making both the ROG Xbox Ally X and the slightly scaled-down ROG Xbox Ally devices far easier to try and buy than competing handhelds in this list.<\/p>\n
Lenovo\u2019s sub-brand Legion scoops up second place with 21.2%, which isn\u2019t surprising too, since its Legion Go and the newer Legion Go 2 are great alternatives to the ROG\u2019s devices with its detachable controllers and impressive OLED display. These features have clearly resonated with gamers who want a Switch-like experience without compromising PC power. Valve\u2019s Steam Deck secures 20%, still a strong number for a device that\u2019s more than two years old now, and also considering its official retail support in Asia remains limited. Its stability, Linux-based SteamOS flexibility, and enormous game compatibility on Steam make it a favourite among hardcore gamers.<\/p>\n
MSI rounds out the top four at 13.1%, trailing Valve despite being the newest challenger in this space. The Claw A8 (AMD) and Claw 8 AI (Intel) aren\u2019t lacking in specs, but without a stronger marketing drive or wider retail visibility, it\u2019s been tougher for MSI to register in the minds of gamers.<\/p>\n
2026 will be an interesting year for this space, with next-gen low-power APUs on the horizon and cloud gaming integration becoming more common. That means PC gaming handhelds are likely headed toward being lighter, cooler, and far more efficient than what we have today. ASUS \/ ROG will probably hold on to their lead, but the real question is whether they can widen that gap \u2013 or if Lenovo, Valve, and other fast-moving newcomers will start clawing into that advantage once the next wave of hardware lands.<\/p>\n
Best Gaming Console Brand – Sony<\/h2>\n\nImage: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Once again, Sony holds onto the top spot for Best Console Brand with 45.7%, though its lead has narrowed just a tad, as compared to last year\u2019s 47%. Much of that dip can be traced directly to Nintendo\u2019s surge from 37% to 40.2% \u2013 a momentum fuelled almost entirely by the excitement around the long-awaited Switch 2<\/b> and the rollout of the Nintendo eShop in Singapore. Singaporeans always have a soft spot for Nintendo\u2019s first-party catalogue, and the combination of fresh hardware and official local support was enough to shift sentiment in a big way.<\/p>\n
Microsoft\u2019s share also slides slightly from 16% to 14%, but what\u2019s remarkable \u2013 and surprising \u2013 is how Xbox continues to hold a double-digit footprint here despite virtually no marketing presence in Singapore. With zero local campaigns, no regional showcases, and a hardware lineup that didn\u2019t see major refreshes in 2025, Xbox\u2019s staying power speaks to the strength of its ecosystem \u2013 namely Game Pass, cross-platform convenience, and perhaps its smart partnership with ASUS on the ROG Xbox Ally<\/b> line of gaming handhelds (see above).<\/p>\n
Looking to 2026, Nintendo enters the year with a serious tailwind as Switch 2 availability improves and more next-gen titles land. Sony, meanwhile, will likely lean on its blockbuster exclusives and continued PlayStation 5 Pro momentum to defend its position. Xbox\u2019s future in Singapore remains the wildcard: a single strategic move \u2013 be it hardware revision (whether done on its own or with another hardware partner), or a renewed push for cloud gaming \u2013 could make this chart next year more interesting.<\/p>\n