It’s May 2024 data from 2022 respondents, biased towards people willing to respond to pretty long consumer surveys. I have similar suspicions you’d see a higher % from a larger sample size or reporting from video game platform and store owners who can differentiate that better than your average consumer.
Does emulation count?
It should! It’s allowed me to play so many games that are hard to find or expensive these days.
The survey question seems to make it seem like it’s referring to original hardware, but I imagine a lot of respondents didn’t limit it that way.
With emulation being common even officially these days (NSO, emulated games on Steam, etc), I think it’s fair to factor that in as well.
I still own my real SNES from circa-1995, but I’d rather play on an emulator than put wear and tear on it, so yes.
Yes, the survey summary below shows no exceptions for physical hardware vs emulation in the question
https://article.images.consumerreports.org/image/upload/v1718112414/prod/content/dam/surveys/Consumer_Reports_AES_May_2024.pdf
The percentage should be way, way higher, then, since lots of people use the emulators on Nintendo Switch Online.
It’s May 2024 data from 2022 respondents, biased towards people willing to respond to pretty long consumer surveys. I have similar suspicions you’d see a higher % from a larger sample size or reporting from video game platform and store owners who can differentiate that better than your average consumer.