Xbox 360 Survey Reveals
Families are sticking together and searching for better entertainment value this holiday.
A tough economy is casting a shadow over many people’s gift-giving list right now, providing a question mark as to how they will spend their hard-earned cash this holiday season. To better understand how America’s shopping and entertainment habits are evolving this year, Microsoft Corp. collaborated with Ipsos1and StrategyOne2 to produce the Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey. It’s no surprise that the majority of respondents admitted to being more cautious about how they will spend their hard-earned cash.
Some of the key findings include these:
• 60 percent of respondents are planning to stay at or close to home to save money over the holidays
• 71 percent are looking for one gift to bring the family together
• 89 percent are hunting for gifts that keep on giving
• 81 percent of adults in households with children are looking for gifts that provide entertainment while staying home this year2
• 86 percent of young adults hope to receive at least one video game this year
• 40 percent of adults will visit the movie theater less than last year
Almost Everyone Will Stay Home for the Holidays
This year, the home is the destination for holiday entertainment with three out of five Americans anticipating spending Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Eve at home to save money. In other words, many families will spend their holiday season in the living room, looking for ways to be entertained economically.
The Family That Plays Together . . .
After watching movies and TV, playing video games is the next-most popular way for 18–49 year olds to have fun over the holidays, and 86 percent of young adults are looking forward to receiving at least one game this holiday season.2 A recent Microsoft and Harris Interactive Inc. study also found that 64 percent of parents would spend more time playing video games if it was an activity the entire clan could do together. This means in 2008 the whole family can get together and play games such as “Scene It? Box Office Smash,” “Lips” and “You’re in the Movies.”
http://www.xbox.com/value
Launched today, http://www.xbox.com/value is a new section on Xbox.com that pulls together all the latest information about how to get the best return for your holiday entertainment spending this year.
The Xbox 360 Holiday Gift Influencer is a brand-new tool that allows you to answer a series of questions and then receive a customized letter that you can provide to the gift-giver in your life to prove why you need an Xbox 360 console. This funny letter can be e-mailed or printed out, along with an Xbox 360 product wish list to further lead your gift-giver down the right path this holiday.
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November 29th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
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November 30th, 2008 at 1:13 am
[...] Xbox 360 Survey Reveals … America’s shopping and entertainment habits are evolving this year, Microsoft Corp. collaborated with Ipsos1and StrategyOne2 to produce the Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey. It’s no surprise that the majority of respondents admitted to being more cautious about how they will spend their hard-earned … [...]