Cross-device gaming quality expectation 2022

An April 2022 survey found global cross-device gamers generally expected a mobile-first title to have better graphics, sound effects, and controls on PC or console. However, when asked about their expectations if the same game was launched on mobile, PC, and console, 39 percent of responding gamers did not expect any difference in mobile titles to be worse off in terms of storyline or narratives when compared to being played on PC or console.

Cross-device gaming quality expectations on smartphone vs PC or console according to gamers as of April 2022

Characteristic	Expect no difference	Expect PC/console to be better than smartphone
Graphics quality	22%	56%
Audio & sound effects	35%	52%
Screen is clear and easy for me to play	26%	49%
Easy to use / understand controls	26%	40%
Storyline / game narratives	39%	39%
Opportunity to play with / agains like-minded gamers	35%	39%
Ability to socialize in-game	36%	36%
In-game purchases provides better value for what I play	37%	34%
Convenient to make an in-game purchase	35%	31%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2022

Number of respondents

3,995 respondents

Age group

16 to 54 years

Special properties

cross-device gamers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data is based on a survey of 10,500 respondents across 6 countries/markets. Per country, 1,900 for United States, Japan & Germany (1,000 general mobile gamers, 900 subgenre gamers), 1,600 for South Korea, Brazil & Indonesia (1,000 general mobile gamers, 600 subgenre gamers.)
The source defines cross-device gamers as mobile players who have also played on any other gaming device than smartphone.

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