US Children Want Subscriptions and Currencies for Christmas Not Games
Fewer than one in four will ask for a game.
Parents in the USA are more likely to find Roblox subscriptions or Call of Duty points at the top of their child's Christmas wishlist than any physical video games this year, an ESA survey says. Having polled 501 children aged between 10 and 17, video game-related presents returned the most responses at 72 per cent. Of those, 39 per cent will ask for a gaming subscription for Christmas while fewer than one in four (22 per cent) will request a physical video game.
A boxed copy of any video game was the least popular Christmas request among those surveyed, with games consoles, accessories, and in-game currencies all beating out a PS5, PS4 title supplied on a disc. Perhaps a sign of the times, it's another example of how the younger generation's interests appear to skew heavily towards continually updated live-service titles such as Fortnite or Apex Legends. They're not hoping to find Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name underneath their Christmas tree come 25th December.
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