Device decline While gaming continues to grow in popularity thanks to smartphone usage, playing games on a large screen device is falling. The most dramatic decline is observed across PC/Laptops, dropping from twothirds of internet users gaming on the device in 2015, to less than half in 2019. Games consoles are owned by fewer people, but have seen less steep of a decline in people gaming on them; falling instead from 3 in 10, to little over 1 in 4 over the same period of time.

Retro is in Gaming’s long history means gamers are attached to several past consoles, with some devices, released as far back as 2006, still seeing engagement. The most popular currentgen console is the Playstation 4, used by just less than half of all gamers. However its predecessor, the PS3, sees more use than Microsoft's flagship console, the Xbox One. Driving interest in older consoles is likely down to a growing emphasis on nostalgia, with just under 2 in 10 internet users in the UK and U.S. saying they felt nostalgic about a console game in the past year.

Esports are more popular than ever Over 1 in 5 internet users say they are interested in esports, rising to 4 in 10 for gamers.Though watching gameplay is considerably more popular than broadcasting one's own for the time being, the avenues for involvement are becoming easier. A common activity among younger gamers, those aged 16 to 35 are 1.2x more likely to broadcast their gameplay in the last month.