One study focuses on the case of the angriest gamblers. What platforms do they play on? What are the most annoying games? what are they breaking Here are the results of that poll.
Scientific research is regularly conducted to prove the benefits of video games. For example, the University of Oxford recently proved that our passion does not have a negative impact on mental health. However, we know that gaming can make some people dizzy and completely insane. Surprise (no?), according to a recent study, most gamers are haters.
Xbox gamers are the angriest
Who are the angry players and are they in the majority? These are the questions that arose Time2Play for his study of the month. The media was based on a representative panel of 1045 American players who played at least 4 hours per week. The goal to determine the profile of player most angry and according to her it happens on the Xbox side. The study shows that 21.3% of green brand players get angry daily or even several times a day. That’s almost twice as many PlayStation gamers (12.4%). As a result, they break more objects and attack their surroundings more easily when holding a controller than on other platforms.
On the PS5 and PS4 side, it rages more on a weekly basis, but breaks just as easily. We’re calmer on the PC side, but when it’s annoying, it’s almost as destructive as a console gamer (19.4% vs. 23.2% Xbox and 21.6% PlayStation). Exactly, what do players like to break? For 73.2% it is what they have on hand, namely a controller, keyboard or mouse. The other popular target at 15.8% is the walls, and the most unexpected is undoubtedly the dishes at the bottom of the leaderboard at 3.8%. With all that anger, only 4.6% of gamers remain calm under all circumstances.
Here are the games that will enrage you the most
But what is the reason for all this frustration? At 60.7%, players admit to being annoyed at being forced to start the same level over and over again. What particularly annoys them are cheaters (43.6%) and bugs (43.1%). According to this panel, online campers (22%) are not the most annoying, but the mourners (39.6%), those people who consciously try to tease or ruin someone else’s game. Also, only multiplayer games appear as the titles where they get most irritated. And no, Nintendo is not spared. Here is the ranking of the games that make the most noise:
- Call of Duty (23.5%)
- Mario Kart (22%)
- Minecraft (21.2%)
- League of Legends (20.1%)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (19.7%)
- Grand Theft Auto (19.4%)