Gamers are playing up to 75 percent more because of coronavirus

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is convincing a lot more people to stay home instead of heading out.
Because of this, the amount of games people has spiked considerably.
According to Verizon, gaming usage on their network has increased by up to 75% since quarantines started to go into effect last week.


It's no secret that the coronavirus has had an adverse effect on the gaming market, with more and more companies implementing mandatory work-from-home policies and gaming events being cancelled everywhere. However, it does look like one positive has come out of the outbreak: an increasingly large number of people are staying home and playing video games insead.

This means that, at least for Verizon, gaming usage on their network has spiked by upwards of 75% during peak hours, which is a signficant change no matter what you're talking about. Video streaming usage has already risen by about 12% versus the average, showing that peopl...