{"id":37666,"date":"2012-05-14T03:40:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T01:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=37666"},"modified":"2012-05-14T13:16:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T11:16:13","slug":"sa-gamers-platforms-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/37666-sa-gamers-platforms-of-choice","title":{"rendered":"SA gamers’ platforms of choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recently conducted MyGaming survey revealed some interesting statistics about the demographics and habits of the high-end SA gaming market.<\/p>\n

With a sample of 1045, we deduced SA gamers\u2019 broadband connection of choice<\/a>, their most popular ADSL ISP<\/a>, and how much SA\u2019s gamers earn and spend on gaming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article gives a better picture of the platforms SA gamers are playing on, and their day to day gaming habits.<\/p>\n

We asked respondents if they own gaming consoles, handhelds and PCs. The results showed that 79.89% of the sample have a gaming PC, making it the most popular platform.<\/p>\n

However, there is some overlap as many gamers also own consoles and handhelds, with Xbox 360<\/a> and Playstation 3<\/a> jostling for second and third. Tablet PCs also made a strong showing, coming in fourth.<\/p>\n

The full results are outlined in the table below. The percentage is of the total sample of 1045, and it exceeds 100% because this was a multiple choice question.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gaming platforms owned<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage of sample<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaming PC<\/td>\n79.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360<\/td>\n33.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playstation 3<\/td>\n31.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tablet PC<\/td>\n22.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nintendo Wii<\/td>\n14.80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP<\/td>\n12.71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n9.58%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nintendo DS or 3DS<\/td>\n7.78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS Vita<\/td>\n1.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Hours spent gaming per week<\/h3>\n

We also asked how much time our sample spent gaming each week. The results are summarised below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hours per week spent playing video games<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage of sample
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Less than 2<\/td>\n8.63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 to 5<\/td>\n24.48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 to 10<\/td>\n26.57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 to 20<\/td>\n26.09%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Over 20<\/td>\n12.52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No answer<\/td>\n1.71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Home or away?<\/h3>\n

Finally, we took a look at where our sample was spending their multiplayer time (if any).<\/p>\n

78.37% play games online, while 18.12% do not play games online. 3.51% declined to answer.<\/p>\n

While a high number of gamers are getting their multiplayer fix online, it seems that the good old LAN party is still alive.<\/p>\n

33.21% of respondents said they attend gaming LANs. 61.95% do not attend LANs, and 4.84% chose not to answer.<\/p>\n

Related Articles<\/h3>\n

How much SA\u2019s gamers earn and spend on gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The most-pirated games in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Most popular ADSL ISP among gamers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SA gamers\u2019 broadband connection of choice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

South African Internet stats for 2011<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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