Mobile games are by far the most popular type of game, followed by computer games, consoles and tablets. The survey found a clear preference across all age groups, and player types for playing video games instead of watching TV shows and movies. Survey respondents in the 18-35 age bracket said they would rather watch gamers play online than traditional sports. Gamers 46 to 60 years of age made up 29% of the survey with 18-25 year olds representing only 14%. Novice gamers represented 14% of the group with aspiring professionals at 6%. Most survey respondents were casual gamers at 58% with the next largest group ranking themselves as expert at 22%. In last year’s survey, 25% of people said they were new to gaming while in the latest survey only 14% chose that label. This increase in game play time also helped people improve their skill level with a significant drop in people describing themselves as novices in this year’s survey. This ranges from once a month (15%) to once a week (19%) to daily (14%). About a third of respondents said they also miss showering, eating and socializing to play.Ībout half of the survey respondents said they play video games during work hours.

All this time at the controls interferes with daily life with people most likely to give up sleep to have more time to play.

That snapshot of binge gaming is up 13% from the 2020 survey. SEE: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020: Galaxy Z Fold2, Samsung Galaxy S20, and more (free PDF) (TechRepublic)Ībout a third of the respondents said that they play five hours in a row. Fifty-three percent of respondents said they made new friends in a game and 36% ranked interacting with other players as an important component of a game. For many people, online games became the place to hang out with friends when other social venues closed. The State of Online Gaming – 2021 survey included 4,000 people in eight countries and asked how gaming habits had changed over the last year of worldwide lockdowns due to COVID-19. Limelight Networks also found that 44% play more than seven hours per week and 25% clock more than 12 hours per week. Video gamers spent about eight hours and 27 minutes each week playing games, which is an increase of 14% over 2020, according to a new worldwide survey.

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