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Leading frustrations with downloading video games in the U.S. in 2018
Leading frustrations with downloading video games in the United States as of January 2018
This statistic presents the leading frustrations with downloading video games in the United States as of January 2018. According to the findings, 37.5 percent of respondents said that their leading frustration with downloading video games was the length of time needed to complete the download.
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This statistic presents the leading frustrations with downloading video games in the United States as of January 2018. According to the findings, 37.5 percent of respondents said that their leading frustration with downloading video games was the length of time needed to complete the download.
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- March 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 12 to 14, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 500 respondents
- Special properties
- total survey n = 3,000
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "What is the most frustrating part of downloading video games?"
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- United States
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- January 12 to 14, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 500 respondents
- Special properties
- total survey n = 3,000
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "What is the most frustrating part of downloading video games?"
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