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Console gamers can do more than play games on their systems – that much we all know – but the extent to which players are doing so may surprise you, particularly on the PlayStation 3. According to a Nielsen survey, PS3 users spent more time in 2012 using the console as a media device than they did playing games.
The survey found that PlayStation 3 users said they spent 46 percent of their total console time playing games, with the rest divided between watching movies and TV shows, listening to music, and accessing the Internet. The Wii continues to be the favorite of the three consoles listed for video streaming (the Wii U wasn't part of the survey), soaking up about a third of Wii users' console time. And the Xbox 360 is the most popular destination between the PS3, 360, and Wii for online gaming, with users on that platform spending approximately a third of their console time playing while connected.
With the advent of next-gen upon us, it should be interesting to see if users continue to turn to their consoles to access other media. Will Nielsen have to expand their categories to include shared gaming content?
[Via GameSpot]
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Interesting... I must be an atypical ps3 user. Unless you count the hours it's still on while I'm sleeping!
well, when you put it that way, maybe Sony had the right idea to have the ps4 focus on so many multimedia features.
Im a pc guy now. My consoles are used for media and the coveted console exclusive game. That being said my 360 has gotten the majority of usage on the halo series alone.
You say it like it's a bad thing. I think this is what Sony had in mind from the start.
my family uses it more for media then gaming. That has alot to do with having 2 kids under age 3 so my game time has dropped. Since we also dont have cable TV its used to run netflix alot. before kids spent 80% of time gaming now its maybe 40%.
I spend way more time playing games than I do on a video service, due to my internet cap. I don't know how they think it's accurate to take such a small sample of people who use something and think it applies to the millions of other users.