Use of microtransactions in video games in Germany 2021

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Kasia Davies,
Jun 6, 2023
In 2021, around 70 percent of gamers in Germany had completed a microtransaction in a video game. Microtransactions allow users to purchase virtual goods within video games.

Have you ever done a microtransaction?

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August 2021

Region

Germany

Survey time period

December 2020 to February 2021

Number of respondents

714 respondents

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Focus on core gamers

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