U.S. top choice of game features 2021

A January 2021 survey found that for gamers in the United States, fast performance was the most important feature of a video game. A total of 34.6 percent of responding gamers states this aspect as extremely important. Being able to play offline was ranked second in terms of importance.

Most important video game features in the Unites States as of January 2021

Characteristic	Share of responses stating ".. is extremely important"
Fast performance	34.6%
Playing the game while disconnected from the internet	29.4%
Simple gameplay	29.2%
Regularly updated content	27.8%
Interesting storyline	26.2%
Interacting with other players	17%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 5 and January 12, 2021

Number of respondents

500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

This survey was fielded by a third-party company with consumer panels in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. 500 responses were collected from each country for a total of 4,000 global responses. Survey responses were collected between January 5 and January 12, 2021.

Original question: The percentage of responses from each country ranking importance of each aspect of game play.

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