159% people passing lockdown playing video games



Hundreds of millions of people are under lockdown in houses, as a result, people are spending endless time in different ways. As the talents lost under the work pressure are being developed, many are also fulfilling the hobbies they have nurtured. Again, someone is spending time playing video games. People are choosing ‘multiplayer’ video games to maintain social distance. The love for video games has grown so much during the lockdown that their number increased by 159 percent or 62.7 million in March. Due to the increase in the number of viewers of video games, there is a shortage of ‘Virtual Reality (VR)’ headsets in the market and the number of alternative players to fill this gap is 0.86 million. video games have turned March into a commercial month for merchants, according to Nielsen SuperData. One of the most popular video games is ‘New Horizons’ based on a man trapped on an island. The game has sold a record 5 million units in history. Another video game ‘ID Software Doom’ where ghosts are seen destroying the earth, it has sold 3 million units. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com