Now that anyone with a smartphone and a commute could be considered a gamer, it’s harder than ever to separate the casual players from the die-hard loyalists. In its latest report, The NPD Group describes “core gamers” as any individuals who spend more than five hours a week playing games on a home console (such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One), a Windows PC or a Mac. By these standards, there are currently over 34 million core gamers in the United States, and they are playing video games for an average of 22 hours every week. That sounds like a lot, but keep in mind, gaming can be a diet… of sorts!
The NPD Group states that the PS5 is now the fastest-selling hardware platform in US history (in terms of $ amount), while the DualSense leads all dollar sales for accessories.
On one hand this is great news for Sony (a sale is a sale), but on the other I am still without one and millions of others are as well. So thank you scalpers... Sony appreciates all you do for them.
(yes I'm bitter that i still can't buy a PS5)
I don't think Sony appreciates it because scalpers aren't buying games or subscribing to PS+ which is where Sony makes the most money. Scalpers are costing Sony money at the moment as is confirmed by the jump in sales of Spiderman when new stock drops in UK and real buyers get PS5s.
Actually the fact scalpers are still buying up PS5’s means that they are still selling like hot cakes to people who are willing to pay extra for a PS5. If no one was buying from scalpers, then they wouldn’t continue to buy up all the stock. So in the end (it doesn’t even matter), it’s most likely still going to a unique user who will buy games for the system.
That's just because more in general get them when more stock is released. I'd be willing to bet that 99% of launch day consoles have been turned on by now. All the scalped consoles will be in the hands of true gamers because the price is steadily falling, it just sucks they have to pay extra for the privilege
Scalpers are costing Sony money for sure. They should just start releasing to physical stores so this can be remedied (and I can get one)
That sucks. I was able to buy enough next gen consoles for friends and family...like 6 PS5s and 3 digital, 8 Series X, and 5 Series S. I have a few for me also. Got a 3080 as well. Injust need another one for my son's rig. Guess i got lucky back at launch. Hope everyone gets one soon.
1-2 hours is enough for me Daily i try. i got a wife and a job too. It takes time too. I Think if u live with ur parents u got more time. And i got a wife who loves to cuddle.
Does that include Jetpack Joyride in the bathroom at work?
Holy crap. I just realized that could be taken one of two ways.
Depending on the day, I usually game for about 1 hour or maybe longer. I try to balance out my work schedule, but have to at least game once a day.
Hmm but that depends if I have a shiny new game or just a backlog to clear.
If I have a brand new game, I can easily play 3 hours a day (That's when I really have nothing else to do, such as being with friends or my boyfriend or cleaning the house etc...)
I play much less when it's about my backlog... Maybe something like 1 hour a day when there's nothing on TV.
when youre young, you have all the time in the world, but no money to buy all the games you want.
When youre old, you have no time to play, but you have the resources to buy more games.