In 2020, the most popular way to purchase PC and console games was to download them free of charge from the producer's website. Fourty-six percent of players in Poland bought the game in a shop, while 16 percent downloaded it for free from unofficial sources.
Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Download free games from internet (producer websites)
57%
Buy physical version in store/online store/auction site
46%
Buy digital version online
40%
Exchange/borrow games from friends/family
30%
Download from unofficial sources of paid games for free
16%
I don't buy or install new games
5%
Other
1%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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Polish Gamers Observatory. (May 18, 2021). Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/
Polish Gamers Observatory. "Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/
Polish Gamers Observatory. (2021). Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/
Polish Gamers Observatory. "Most Popular Sources of Game Purchase for Pc and Console in Poland in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/
Polish Gamers Observatory, Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Most popular sources of game purchase for PC and console in Poland in 2020 [Graph], Polish Gamers Observatory, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041042/sources-of-pc-and-console-games-purchase-poland/
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