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SUMMARY
This IDC study presents and analyzes the Web-based results of the IDC/GameSpy Industries gaming-focused online quarterly survey that asks videogame console owners about participation in online console gaming. Respondents were queried about a variety of related topics, including broadband adoption and its relation to online gaming, amount of time spent online console gaming, favorite games, and dial-up experience acceptance, among others. "Online console gaming has begun to gain traction among the serious gamer audience. These gamers tend to be somewhat sophisticated in terms of technology and, most importantly, spend more time playing games and more money purchasing games than the average console gamer." - Schelley Olhava, program manager, Consumer Markets: Gaming TABLE OF CONTENTS
IDC OpinionIn This Study- Methodology
Situation Overview- Demographic Profile
- Figure: Respondents by Gender
- Table: Respondents by Age
- Table: Respondents by Geographic Region
- Videogame Console Ownership and Habits
- Figure: Total and Online Respondents' Ownership of Videogame Console
- Figure: Total and Online Respondents' Ownership and Usage of Videogame Console by Platform
- Figure: Total and Online Respondents' Primary Gaming Console in the Past Three Months
- Table: Total and Online Respondents' Hours Spent per Week Playing Videogames (% of Respondents)
- Table: Total and Online Respondents' Average Number of Game Purchases per Month (% of Respondents)
- Online Console Gaming
- Figure: Online Console Gaming in the Past Three Months
- Figure: Platforms Used for Online Gaming
- Table: Length of Experience Playing Online Console Games by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Table: Hours Spent per Week Playing Online Console Games by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Table: Location of Online Console Gameplay by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Table: Number of Online Games Purchased by Platform and Non-Online (Mean)
- Table: Importance of Online Gameplay in Purchase Decision by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Connections
- Figure: Online Gaming Connection Type by Platform
- Table: Satisfaction with Dial-up Connection for Online Console Gaming by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Online Gamer Broadband Subscription Plans by Platform
- Figure: Online Gamer Broadband Subscribership Prior to Gaming Experience by Platform
- Table: Gaming's Effect on Broadband Subscription Decision by Platform (% of Respondents)
- Figure: Broadband Acquisition Through Vendor Offer with Console by Platform
- PS2 Online Gaming
- Table: Top 10 Online PS2 Games
- Figure: Willingness to Pay Subscription Fee to Continue Playing PS2 Games Online
- Figure: Interest in PS2 Game Download Service
- Xbox Online Gaming
- Table: Top 10 Online Xbox Games
- Table: Xbox Live Subscription Type
- Figure: Interest in Xbox Live Subscription Renewal
- Figure: Probable Pricing Plan for Xbox Live Subscription Renewal
- Table: Reason for Nonrenewal of Xbox Live Subscription
- GameCube Online Gaming
- Table: Top Online GameCube Games
- Gamer Interest in Other Online Capabilities
- Table: Interest in Online Console-Enabled Services (% of Respondents)
Future OutlookEssential Guidance- Figure: Preference for Online or Offline Gameplay
Learn More- Related Research
- Appendix: Survey Questionnaire
- For PS2
- For Dial-Up People
- For Broadband People
- For Xbox
- For GameCube
- For Dial-Up People
- For Broadband People
- For All Online Respondents
- For All Respondents
- Synopsis
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