For some, video games are a passion. For others, they are an important -- and perhaps welcome -- distraction.
But how much are we bypassing other activities to play them?
Some data from 2022 shows that for many, video games are a big part of their lives.
SolitaireBliss, the maker of one of the popular digital solitaire games, conducted a survey of 2,130 Americans from July 1–6, 2022. For the survey, 50% of respondents were men and the other 50% were women, asking them about their video game habits.
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For starters, 60% of those surveyed said they like video games involving puzzles the most, such as Candy Crush and Solitaire.
Role-playing video games, action games, digital card games, and arcade games were also liked by roughly 30%-40% of those surveyed.
As for the most preferred way to play video games, 42% of everyone surveyed said they use their cellphones, 39% use game consoles, going the computer route lagged behind a little, at 26%.
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On which device they play on every week, 78% of men said they use video game consoles, while 62% of women said it’s their cellphone.
Dedication seems to be a thing with gamers -- 72% say they’d give up sleep to play, 40% would skip a meal, and 32%, roughly a third, would even postpone their social plans.
It goes further than that. The survey by the Solitaire game maker also found 45% of gamers have played video games during work hours.
