The study was conducted among a representative sample of the Canadian population, with people ages 6 to 64 playing any video game, regardless of device, in the four weeks prior to the study. Participants completed an online survey in May 2022.
According to the data collected, 53% of respondents say they played video games regularly during the period in question. This is an 8% decrease compared to the 2020 data, which was 61%.
This year, average play time has also fallen, standing at 7.9 hours per week for these enthusiasts, compared to 9 hours in 2020.
If teens, at 11.5 hours, correspond to the group that dedicates the most hours per week to video games, 55-64 year olds, who play 8.4 hours per week, are the most dynamic for this entertainment.
Games for children and young people are mainly launched on consoles (44%). For adults, mobile dominates with 46% of followers. The PC is declining for these two groups, being adopted by 21% of adults and 16% of adolescents, down 2% and 4% from 2020 levels, respectively.
A social activity
The video game activity also allows you to spend quality time with your kids. According to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, 74% of parents who play video games do so with their children. a 9% increase over the past two years
, stresses ALD President and CEO Jayson Hilchie. He adds that it’s also an opportunity to spend more time with family, according to 69% of respondents.
Millennials who grew up during the video game revolution are using it to bond with their children
explains Jayson Hilchie.
According to the study, video games are a way for teens to enrich their social lives.
” In fact, our 2022 Essential Facts survey found that one of the biggest changes in how video games are consumed is that they are becoming more and more social. »
Adults also get involved in this activity. 49% of the people contacted said they regularly play games with others. In children, this figure rises to 70%.
Esports has a better reputation
Entering video game competitions is increasingly viewed as a viable career by young people across the country. Esports events are also growing in popularity: more than a third of adults and 28% of teens who took part in the survey said they had participated in esports activities in the past year. 70% of these people see it as a career opportunity.
How do Canadians feel when they play video games? An overwhelming majority points in the direction of detente.
85% of gamers say video games reduce stress and 84% say they bring joy
we point this out in the study.
All data from the ALD study are available on the association’s website (New window).
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