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Reasons for video gaming among older gamers in the U.S. 2022
There are many reasons why gamers play video games. A July 2022 survey of gamers aged 50-plus in the United States found that 86 percent of monthly gamers in that age bracket played games to have fun, while relaxing was ranked second.