A fourth quarter 2020 survey of global gaming audiences revealed that 70 percent of worldwide console gamers played video games just to have fun. Only 36 percent of responding console gamers for the challenge. Additionally 48 percent of gamers worldwide use a VR headset for gaming to play for the challenge. Overall, fun was consistently ranked as the most popular reason to game across all platforms.
Reasons for playing video games according to global gaming audiences as of 4th quarter 2020, by device
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AdColony, & GWI. (May 24, 2021). Reasons for playing video games according to global gaming audiences as of 4th quarter 2020, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242754/reasons-gaming-global-device/
AdColony, und GWI. "Reasons for playing video games according to global gaming audiences as of 4th quarter 2020, by device." Chart. May 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242754/reasons-gaming-global-device/
AdColony, GWI. (2021). Reasons for playing video games according to global gaming audiences as of 4th quarter 2020, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242754/reasons-gaming-global-device/
AdColony, and GWI. "Reasons for Playing Video Games According to Global Gaming Audiences as of 4th Quarter 2020, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1242754/reasons-gaming-global-device/
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