Study: Tablets replacing consoles... for tablet owners

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 4:17PM EST by Carl B

Listed in: iPad News Tags: ipad, market watch, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, study, tablets

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A new study suggests that tablet owners are getting the most out of their purchase by using consoles less.

The study, by Market Watch, has found that those who own tablets choose to play games on them more instead of their dedicated consoles. Similar stats were found for reading books, newspapers, and using an actual computer.

"There has been much speculation about how using a Tablet will impact the amount of time users spend with other media and other activities. New research from GfK MRI's iPanel shows that a majority of Tablet owners who participate in video games report they use a video game console or a handheld video game less often as a result of owning their Tablet."

However, there are a few activities that don't go down because one owns a tablet. Those include playing sports, going to movies, and "socializing" with friends and family. Just wait until there's a tablet that can do those things as well!

via Market Watch

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