美國成年人在電子游戲上大手大腳

美國成年人在電子游戲上大手大腳

The average American gamer is 33 years old and likes to play video games on their smartphone. And the average gamer is spending on games more each year: 20 percent more than one year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015.

美國游戲玩家平均年齡是33歲，喜歡在他們的智能手機上玩電子游戲。而玩家們平均每年的游戲支出更多：比一年前增加20%，比2015年增加85%。

That information comes from a report by the Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, a group that represents computer software and gaming companies. Ipsos, a market research company, questioned about 4,000 gamers for the ESA report.

這些信息來自娛樂軟件協(xié)會(ESA)的一份報告，這是一個代表電腦軟件和游戲公司的組織。Ipsos，一家市場研究公司，為ESA的報告詢問了大約4000名玩家。

In the United States, more than 164 million people play video games. That represents nearly 65 percent of all U.S. adults. The most popular kind of game is the casual game – activities that have simple rules and do not require much time or skill.

在美國，有超過1.64億人玩電子游戲，將近占美國成年人總數(shù)的65%。最受歡迎的一種游戲是休閑游戲，它規(guī)則簡單，不需要太多的時間或技巧。

American consumers spent around $43.4 billion on gaming in 2018. Most of that money was used to buy games, not computer hardware or gaming accessories. The three most popular pay-to-play games were “Call of Duty: Black Ops III,” “Red Dead Redemption II,” and “NBA 2K19.”

2018年，美國消費者在游戲上花費了約434億美元，這些錢大部分用于購買游戲，而不是電腦硬件或游戲配件。最受歡迎的三種付費游戲是：使命召喚：黑色行動三，紅色死亡救贖二和NBA 2K19。

“Games are striking an important chord with American culture,” said Stanley Pierre-Louis, ESA’s acting president. “That’s what makes it the leading form of entertainment today.”

ESA代理主席斯坦利·皮埃爾·路易斯表示：“游戲正與美國文化產(chǎn)生重要的共鳴，這使它成為當(dāng)今最主要的娛樂形式。”

More than three-fourths of those asked report that video games provide them with mental activity as well as an escape from work and other day-to-day pressures.

超過四分之三的受訪者表示，電子游戲為他們提供了精神活動，他們可以逃離工作和其他日常壓力。

About 46 percent of all U.S. gamers are female, although they often like different games than boys and men do.

大約46%的美國玩家是女性，盡管他們比男性更容易喜歡不同的游戲。

Americans will soon have even more ways to play video games.

美國人很快就會有更多的方式玩電子游戲。

Two U.S.-based technology companies, Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google, have announced plans to launch game streaming services later this year.

兩家總部位于美國的科技公司蘋果和原谷歌公司宣布，計劃今年晚些時候推出游戲流媒體服務(wù)。

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Words in This Story

accessory – n. something added to something else to make it more useful, attractive, or effective

strike a chord – exp. If something strikes/touches a chord in/with you, you think that it is true and have strong feelings about it.

entertainment – n. the act of providing someone with fun or enjoyment

streaming - adj. a method of sending or receiving video or audio material over a computer or computer network