This statistic shows a distribution of the primary usage of game consoles in households in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2018. As of February 2018, 37 percent of respondents used their game console for online gaming, and a total of 42 percent used them for offline gaming. As can be see in this statistic, there are many different uses for gaming consoles. This usually depends on which type of gaming console consumers are using.
Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for?
Characteristic
Gaming offline/ not on the internet
Online gaming
Watching DVDs/ Blu Ray DVDs
Watching TV programmes/ films on broadcaster services*
Browsing the web/ internet
Watching purchased TV programmes****
Watching short video clips online**
Watching other free professional TV programmes*****
Watching 'live' TV programmes/ content via your internet connection***
As of 2016, the "Gaming offline/ not on the internet" choice was added to the statistic.
The source adds the following information: "Data is tested at the 95% confidence level."
Multiple answers were possible.
Base varies: 2014 (1,259); 2015 (1,302); 2016 (1,176)
*e.g. BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, AII4, My 5 or Sky Go
**e.g. YouTube or Dailymotion or Vimeo
***e.g. via BBC iPlayer, Sky Go, Virgin TV Anywhere)
**** films online or downloads, either via pay per view services or via a 'standalone' subscription service
***** films or video channels online or on other sites
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Ofcom. (April 30, 2020). Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/
Ofcom. "Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for?." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/
Ofcom. (2020). Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/
Ofcom. "Which, If Any, of These Do You Use Your Games Console For?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/
Ofcom, Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Which, if any, of these do you use your games console for? [Graph], Ofcom, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386757/different-uses-of-game-consoles-in-uk-hoseholds/
