Gamer Communicat ionsCommunication in online gaming is absolutely essential. Whether it’s to setup an online meetup

or just to chat, players all over the world are using different methods to stay in touch.

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67% is a large percentage of the United States. With the majority of those gamers playing online, there is a massive number of people using these communication methods to keep in touch with other gamers in the world. The majority of these gamers use the platforms in-game messengers to setup games and communicate with other gamers.

This graph represents the number of active users on each of the three main gaming platforms available now. Each of these has a built in chat of some kind built in to their ecosystem that allows communication within that platform

Often gamers will send messages, or plan meetups using their phones. This provides the convenience of messaging or calling from anywhere. On the other hand it also lacks the capability

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Each platform has a built-in messenger app. These apps have the ability to do a number of things including, send

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and more. The downside is that they are limited to the platform that it is running on.

67% of U.S. Households Play Video Games

72% of Those Gamers Are Playing Online

Gamers have different methods of communicating withothers. Each has it’s pros and cons, and each is usedby millions of online gamers daily.

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