More US millennials subscribe to videogames than traditional pay TV: survey


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: A woman plays a game on her cell phone while lying on the grass in Madrid, Spain, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

NEW YORK: More American millennials now subscribe to a videogame service than to a traditional paid television service, according to a survey on June 10, as consumers favour new forms of entertainment that are shifting the broader media landscape.

About 53% of people born between 1983 and 1996 now pay for gaming services, versus 51% who pay for television, according to a survey from the accounting and professional services firm Deloitte.

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