With energy bills expected to get even more expensive, many UK gamers are thinking of giving up their hobby just to save costs. We already know that people have been spending less and less money on video games this year, with the UK’s cost of living crisis being a major contributing factor.
Now, some are thinking of not even playing video games anymore, with energy bills having risen and expected to go even higher. A survey asked 2,000 UK gamers about whether and how their gaming habits have changed because of the rising energy rates, and around one in 10 of them (9%, to be specific) are considering abandoning their hobby altogether.
21% have already begun playing games for shorter periods to cut costs, while 15% have opted to save money via other means, such as groceries.
Nearly half of those surveyed (46%) were reluctant to sacrifice their hobby, with some citing it as being good for stress relief and/or being an opportunity to hang out with friends.
53% said they’re more than willing to curb their gaming habits if it means saving money on energy bills, although 64% admitted to being unaware of gaming’s financial costs.
The survey was conducted by Carbon Cutting Consoles, which also looked into the effect gaming has on the environment. The full results can be found on its website. The drop in spending for video game products could also be blamed on the lack of any significant releases this year. At this rate, though, it won’t matter if the likes of Sony and Microsoft have stronger 2023 line-ups, if not enough people can afford to buy them.
Not to mention that gaming has only become an increasingly expensive hobby as time has gone on. After all, publishers such as Sony are now charging £70 for their games.
With manufacturing and shipping costs having also increased, there’s talk of game consoles getting more expensive too. We’ve already seen it with the Oculus Quest 2, whereas Nintendo is eager to avoid raising the price for its Nintendo Switch. 0162名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイW 03b4-Px+g [133.201.199.128])2022/08/21(日) 22:41:42.56ID:BBpnoJYt0 ソシャゲ除けば趣味の中でもカネかからん部類なのにそんな事ある? 電気料金節約のためにゲーム辞めるとか考えられんわ 英国がそこまで貧困化してるとも思えんし調査方法に問題があるんじゃねーの 0163名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (アウアウウーT Sad9-IG1I [106.155.11.161])2022/08/21(日) 22:52:41.91ID:b1XdXDCRa>>162 今年3月ですでにこれ https://president.jp/articles/-/55582?page=20164名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (スップ Sd43-0QHa [49.96.238.221])2022/08/21(日) 23:17:02.77ID:qz1U7lM0d だからハッカーズ2遊ぶ気ない輩は該当スレへ行けと 0165名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイ e326-SiT/ [211.132.49.251])2022/08/22(月) 01:10:24.30ID:nrvMT8yh0 なんやかにゃ楽しみだあ あと4日 0166名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイ db59-kG6M [119.83.51.69])2022/08/22(月) 01:18:03.66ID:AIYZwC9k0 すでに遊んでるものがいないのか、お通夜ムード・・・ 0167名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ササクッテロラ Spb1-jrQF [126.167.23.190])2022/08/22(月) 01:23:47.29ID:/89xxxvHp そらメタスコアの時点でクソゲー確定したんだから葬式やろ 0168名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイ db59-kG6M [119.83.51.69])2022/08/22(月) 01:33:09.57ID:AIYZwC9k0 先行プレイ動画でセリフがやたら説明口調でキャラの台詞になってないってのと 終始淡々としてて盛り上がる台詞回しとかそういうのがないのが痛かったなー 0169名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。2022/08/22(月) 01:37:32.62ID:9pwcN+VH0>>168 「絶妙なストーリーテリングで目が離せないエンタメとして素晴らしいシナリオ」 ファミ通を信じろ 0170名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイW 4d8c-rFJT [114.182.246.113])2022/08/22(月) 01:51:17.34ID:yy6fOrn/0 ぶっちゃけソウルハッカーズのレッドマンも結構寒かったんで思い入れ強すぎな人達とか何がそんなに気に入ってたのかよう分からんのよね 0171名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイW 5b29-gSDb [175.28.183.99])2022/08/22(月) 02:04:25.64ID:N0JBf0tt0 当時エヴァの影響で主人公が糞なゲームとかあったから 普通に主人公が仲間思いで格好良い選択肢が選べたソウルハッカーズに思い入れ強い人多いと思う 0172名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイW 231a-HpUO [219.98.96.137])2022/08/22(月) 06:53:03.59ID:2j1EmUSJ0 発売日まであと3日待ち遠しいな 0173名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイ 0bf6-Zbfz [153.242.18.5])2022/08/22(月) 09:06:50.27ID:8kS2qD8l0 発売当時サターンユーザーにとって遊べるRPGほぼSH一択だった気がするわ それだけに思い入れ深いってのはありそう 0174名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイ db59-kG6M [119.83.51.69])2022/08/22(月) 09:18:58.64ID:AIYZwC9k0 サターンのRPGってグランディアだけだろう 0175名無しさん@お腹いっぱい。 (ワッチョイW 0311-6dpZ [133.130.219.75])2022/08/22(月) 09:21:51.23ID:qKSB9biU0 アンチスレは別にあるからそっちでやって