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Mapping State-by-State Tech Trends: Top US Gaming Platforms

PCMag surveyed preferred gaming platforms across the country. Xbox took the top spot in 27 states with 31 percent overall. PlayStation and Nintendo each won 10 states with 28 percent and 21 percent, respectively. The other 20 percent of respondents were PC gamers.

ThinkThink2612d ago

I thought this was interesting. It would be cool to see a state by state breakdown of the world.

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Prince-Ali2610d ago

"state by state breakdown of the world" looooooooooooooool!! sooo funnyyy!

Cueil2610d ago

A State is a Country do they not teach Civics in school anymore?

JMalone2610d ago

“a state is a country”
The country of California. Remember me to not send my kids to your school.

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KillBill2609d ago

@shaggy2303 and so many others. The word "State" can also represent a country. Though it can be confusing words can have more than one meaning.

"Country and State are synonymous terms that both apply to self-governing political entities. A nation, however, is a group of people who share the same culture but do not have sovereignty.

When the “s” of state is lowercase, it constitutes a part of a whole country, such as the different states of the United States of America. When the “S” of State is uppercase it signifies an independent country."

Prince-Ali2609d ago

@Cueil

Nice try bro... we both know what was meant here but you keep fishing for internet points and then maybe you can buy some internet friends :-)

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TK-662610d ago

Lol I'm outside th realm of existence.

I understand what you mean and agree that it is actually interesting but I don't think there's much value in this data. I'd say similar if you compared the breakdown of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in that it's interesting but mostly useless information.

ThinkThink2610d ago

Maybe not this data per say, but I would still find it interesting to see how this maps across the world. I agree that 40 is a low number to poll. PC mag needs more interns.

rainslacker2610d ago

Guess this is the outcome when you use your XBL friends list to get the results.

Logic would dictate that Sony would have more, even with MS having less of a gap in sales in the US. Switch is doing well, but hasn't been on the market as long to really take more states than Sony at this point. Either that, or the states that are primarily PS have an extraordinary larger percentage of PS gamers. I also really question XB being dominate in NC, because anecdotal evidence based on my own friends, and the regions GameStop's allotment of space for the systems games, and general marketing material, seems to lean heavily towards PS. Something I also noticed at a GameStop in Ohio and Virginia when I happened into one while there.

ThinkThink2610d ago

I don't think they are talking about sales though. I own all 3 systems but if someone called me and asked which system I prefer, I would say the name of the system I preferred.

rainslacker2610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

@Think

Don't know, They didn't say what questions they asked, or even how they choose the 40 people per state. There was really no information on how the poll was conducted.

But most people don't own all three systems, and the vast majority only own one. I understand the difference between preference and sales, but posit that the map shown above doesn't line up with any reasonable conclusion based on sales, because it's basically saying that the 4 million odd user base difference is not a factor at all, and that despite so many more people owning PS4's, they illogically prefer Xbox.

Further, while the community isn't completely representative of the entire market, the fact that the community in general seems to be more about PS4, with Nintendo coming up quick from behind, and even surpassing PS4 in some places, Xbox still reigns supreme. There is no correlative, logical, factual, subjective, or anecdotal evidence to support the results of this study.

There are ways this study could be accurate, but would require some rather high disparities in user bases in those states which weren't Xbox. Given that practically all the most populous states in the US seem to be Xbox, that is highly unlikely to be the case, and it's even less likely given that some of the least populace state are PS, where given the known or predicted sales, the opposite should be true.

DarXyde2610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

The world is often divided into provinces. India and Myanmar have states, if I recall.

Just for your understanding...

That aside, this is a skewed survey in that it provides an assessment of PC Mag's audience and has perhaps made improper inferences.

I think the best evidence of this is the fact that New York and California are such densely populated states with (I'm sure) an abundance of gamers, yet those regions are Xbox and they're still trailing PS4 in the states. Playstation's states are not nearly as densely populated or encompassing.

I'm sure the stats are close given the marginal lead of Playstation over Xbox in the west, but i suspect these numbers are not quite representative.

Muzikguy2610d ago

The premise of this is interesting but the data itself is very inaccurate. I saw the map and laughed because it makes it look like Sony is barely selling and that's a lie. Or that Xbox is dominating which is also a lie. 40 people per state is nowhere near enough for a sample

Jin_Sakai2610d ago

And we’re suppose to take this survey and map seriously? This means nothing.

“PCMag surveyed 2,033 US consumers in February on a variety of topics”

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PoSTedUP2612d ago (Edited 2612d ago )

so they surveyed 40 people per state. im so glad sociology survey methods have come such a long way.

Neonridr2610d ago

well you can't expect them to poll the entire state now can you? It's a statistical sample.. and it's very flawed. But it gives you an idea at least.

bluefox7552610d ago

40 people gives you an idea? No it doesn't, lol.

drunkenspy0072610d ago

better accurate results than presenting misinformation.

DarkZane2610d ago

40 people is too insignificant even for the smallest states. If you took every gamers into account, Playstation and Nintendo would likely dominate almost all the states with Microsoft having less than 10 states.

Neonridr2610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

@bluefox755 - better than asking nobody and just making it up I guess. I never once said it a good idea, but if they are trying to prove some sort of point, it's a start I guess. I already said that it was a flawed metric.

RememberThe3572610d ago

1000 people per state would be better but even that would be hard to actually rely on. This is just kind of dumb.

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fiveby92610d ago

A poll is not considered statistically sound by surveying 40 people to represent millions. I smell a marketing rat. I think this poll is pretty meaningless.

ILostMyMind2610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

This gives you an idea that the US has more XB users than PS users. So the survey failed.

TK-662610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

You'd need atleast 1000 per state for it to be considered somewhat reliable.

NXFather2610d ago

Even you acknowledged all statistical samples are not created equal. Like say this vs police report records. Yeah case by case in context.

Tross2610d ago

@Neonridr What kind of sampling frame is that? Do you know how many people live in even the least populated US State, because I sure don't, but I can guarantee that 40 people is a laughably small percentage even there.

cyber_daemonx2609d ago

Gives you an idea of how surveys are garbage lol.

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Tross2610d ago

@PoSTedUP I would not call this a good sociology survey. Undergraduate students are taught about sample sizes in even intro level classes, and whoever conducted this study clearly slept through those classes, if they even attended them to begin with.

PoSTedUP2609d ago

i know. i was being sarcastic.

Relientk772609d ago

40 people per state is like nothing lol

PoSTedUP2609d ago

i know, especially with easy access to ppl through the internet and all.

DrumBeat2610d ago

Xbox is still quite popular in second place.

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Muzikguy2610d ago

I don't consider the Switch a next gen console. It's more like Nintendo released 2 consoles this gen

PoSTedUP2610d ago

they released 2 consoles this gen according to you, and next gen (very soon, PS5) they will be behind two full generations in terms of power and graphics. i find it very interesting.

Wikkid6662609d ago

Glad you make the gen rules

Muzikguy2605d ago

Well Nintendo doesn't make them neither does pcmag so...

PlayableGamez-2610d ago

People think Xbox is going away.
Xbox may not be popular worldwide, but it is popular in the US.

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rainslacker2610d ago

Not as popular as this survey's results suggest. That is a lot of green on that map, and for this to be anywhere close to accurate based on known, and reasonably estimated sales data, it means that PS and Switch sales are heavily concentrated in a fraction of the states available. I wouldn't say that Xbox isn't popular in the US, because it has it's audience, but as of now, PS still seems to be more popular, and Switch seems to be gaining ground on Xbox faster than MS can do something about it.

YodaCracker2610d ago

Faster than Microsoft can do something about it? They are releasing Xbox Live on Switch. I don’t think they consider them a competitor, but rather a partner.

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rainslacker2609d ago

@Yoda

Them releasing XBL on switch is not them gaining console sales, nor is it allowing their gaming brand to be something that people prefer as is talked about here. If one is primarily a Switch player, I doubt they care that much. Cool, they get some achievements, and access to more friends potentially. But, they're not going to start preferring MS because of it.

@someone

Never said market share equals profitability. I'm simply referring to the statistic presented in the article, which is saying that MS is the preferred brand in a majority of the states, having almost an equal number of states as both PS4 and switch combined. But, when it comes to market share, logic and common sense does suggest that it is directly related to determining which brand people prefer.

DVAcme2610d ago

How the heck is this in any way accurate when the sales numbers for the PS4 are ECLIPSING the XB1? If this was in any way accurate, the entire map would be black, with maybe a couple of red or blue spots.

Neonridr2610d ago

this is the US. Sales in the US are not indicative of global sales.

DVAcme2610d ago

Uh huh. Sales in the US are not predominantly XBox, either.

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AAWELLS092610d ago

Dont let your feelings get hurt over video games. Its not going to matter either way.

DrumBeat2610d ago

Simply put, but well said nonetheless.

Razzer2610d ago

lol.....he is asking legit questions so no idea what the problem is.

TK-662610d ago

@Razzer

Yeah but the data and breakdown is worthless so he's getting all riled up over something that doesn't matter in the slightest.

Razzer2610d ago

@Sw33tBoi

oh please. You guys are acting like he is ranting and raving in a huge wall of text. He isn't.

TK-662609d ago

@Razzer

Tell him not to use caps then.

Razzer2608d ago (Edited 2608d ago )

lol....using caps to emphasize one word is getting "riled up" now? Stop being so sensitive.

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Razzer2610d ago (Edited 2610d ago )

It is accurate in the fact that more PC Mag readers are Xbox fans. It is stated in the article:

"Of the majority of respondents who identified as gamers, 31 percent chose Xbox, 28 percent prefer PlayStation, 21 percent are Nintendo fans, and 20 percent are primarily PC gamers."

rainslacker2610d ago

PC mag readers probably prefer PC's. PC mag readers as a whole aren't really PC gamers either. PC Mag is a pretty technical, or industrial PC rag. It has game reviews, but generally speaking, they don't report on gaming that much.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

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Jin_Sakai13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio13d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing13d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9213d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit13d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing13d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9213d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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FPSRUSSIA13d ago

What's Point in commenting your basicly closing down the site.

LiViNgLeGaCY13d ago

I'm surprised it's still the old site. I thought he said starting today?

Eonjay13d ago

Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-

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Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

darthv7213d ago

Insert the Ferris Bueller end scene... "You're still here? It's over.."

LiViNgLeGaCY13d ago

I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.

TheColbertinator13d ago

Glad I don't buy FIFA games anymore

Rebel_Scum13d ago

Hey now! Thats a great month.

Nacho_Z13d ago

Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.

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