An October 2021 survey of gaming audiences in the United States found a great variation across age groups in terms of single player versus multiplayer preference when playing video games. Survey respondents aged 18 to 34 years mostly preferred gaming with either friends or strangers in-person or online, whereas U.S. gamers aged 35 years and older tended to prefer single player experiences.
Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group
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By myself - the only opponent is the game or the computer
Online with friends
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Morning Consult. (November 8, 2021). Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group." Chart. November 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/
Morning Consult. (2021). Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Share of Gamers in The United States Who Prefer Single Player or Multiplayer Video Games as of October 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/
Morning Consult, Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of gamers in the United States who prefer single player or multiplayer video games as of October 2021, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, November 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276144/single-player-vs-multiplayer-video-gaming-preference-usa-by-age/
