Lockdown boredom drives UK video games market to £7bn record high

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Gaming fans joined by million of newbies in 2020 resulting in £1.6bn more spent compared with 2019

The UK video games market hit a record £7bn last year as lockdown fuelled an unprecedented boom in the popularity of mobile games, consoles and virtual reality headsets., with tens of millions of consumers looking for relief from indoor boredom. Gaming fans were joined by millions of newbies seeking out home entertainment, resulting in £1.6bn more being spent on games compared with 2019, an unprecedented 30% year-on-year increase.

 

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