A January 2021 survey found that for gamers in the United States, fast performance was the most important feature of a video game. A total of 34.6 percent of responding gamers states this aspect as extremely important. Being able to play offline was ranked second in terms of importance.
Most important video game features in the Unites States as of January 2021
Characteristic
Share of responses stating ".. is extremely important"
Fast performance
34.6%
Playing the game while disconnected from the internet
29.4%
Simple gameplay
29.2%
Regularly updated content
27.8%
Interesting storyline
26.2%
Interacting with other players
17%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of responses stating ".. is extremely important"34.6%34.6%29.4%29.4%29.2%29.2%27.8%27.8%26.2%26.2%17%17%Fast performancePlaying the game whiledisconnected from the internetSimple gameplayRegularly updated contentInteresting storylineInteracting with other players
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This survey was fielded by a third-party company with consumer panels in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. 500 responses were collected from each country for a total of 4,000 global responses. Survey responses were collected between January 5 and January 12, 2021.
Original question: The percentage of responses from each country ranking importance of each aspect of game play.
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Limelight Networks. (March 16, 2021). Most important video game features in the Unites States as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/697706/most-important-game-features-usa/
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Limelight Networks. (2021). Most important video game features in the Unites States as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697706/most-important-game-features-usa/
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