HP Omen 15 is a compact gaming laptop.
HP Omen 15 is a compact gaming laptop.
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HP unveils Omen laptops and accessories for isolated gamers in the new normal

HP is unveiling new Omen and Pavilion laptops and accessories for gamers in self-isolation, which may stretch on longer after the difficult events of the past week. Online games have been a salve, first during the pandemic and now amid social unrest.

HP said its own study has found that 64% of people who started playing video games during the pandemic feel more hopeful. Meanwhile, 80% of gamers in the U.S. agree that playing games provides an escape, and 73% cite relaxation as the reason they play.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.