{"id":795246,"date":"2025-12-04T02:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-04T02:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:48:54","slug":"older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Older games like Fortnite account for over 60% of playtime, new report suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nGames that are at least six years accounted for more than 60 percent of playtime in 2023, a new report suggests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newzoo.com\/resources\/trend-reports\/pc-console-gaming-report-2024\">Newzoo&#8217;s second annual PC and Console Gaming Report<\/a> includes data analysing player trends, highlighting how playtime has shrunk and is focused on a smaller number of games.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLive service and sandbox games dominate player time, based on monthly active users in 2023. Notably, the top game across all major platforms was Fortnite.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/older-games-like-fortnite-account-for-over-60-of-playtime-new-report-suggests?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games that are at least six years accounted for more than 60 percent of playtime in 2023, a new report suggests. Newzoo&#8217;s second annual PC and Console Gaming Report includes data analysing player trends, highlighting how playtime has shrunk and is focused on a smaller number of games. Live service and sandbox games dominate player time, based on monthly active users in 2023. Notably, the top game across all major platforms was Fortnite. 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