Report: America favors gaming consoles for media streaming
What you may not have known is that researchers at Parks Associates claim that game consoles are currently not just able to help us catch up on the latest season of , but are reportedly the most popular method of doing so in the US. As reported by Home Media Magazine, Parks' data shows that roughly 75 percent of broadband-connected homes use a console to access non-gaming content via the internet at least once a week.
This high percentage of users edges out connected Blu-ray players, as well as streaming devices such as a Roku box or Apple TV. Smart TVs are reportedly the second-most popular way for people to enjoy non-gaming internet media.
This may sound surprising, but really, using game consoles for non-gaming entertainment has been around for some time; after all, one of the PlayStation 2's most-touted features was its ability to play DVD movies.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/27/report-america-favors-gaming-consoles-for-media-streaming/
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1989Posted:
Zips I noticed that a lot of consoles are used to watch TV programmes and movies, i am one of those.
Yeah me to. I game but not all the time and spend hours on netflix
ZipsPosted:
I noticed that a lot of consoles are used to watch TV programmes and movies, i am one of those.
OmittingCoderPosted:
I only use my 360 for Netflix and direct PC streaming. I'd play it more if it wasn't for the dumb "gold membership" you need to play and talk to people. One of the reasons I switched to PC gaming actually
TomPosted:
Well seems like i'm the only one that plays games on my console. But I still do use Netflix.
OPPosted:
Inq Nothing new to me i know alot of people who just use for netflix and stuff
I haven't actually played a game on my xbox one in a while.
TohkaPosted:
Not really surprising. I know lots of people who have Xbox consoles just for watching movies/shows.
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