A new study claims Xbox gamers are likely to be more toxic than PlayStation gamers. As you may know, online gaming can be a toxic experience. People hate to lose, there are trolls, and the anonymous nature of most online gaming experiences means there is no accountability. Online gaming isn’t always a horrible hate-filled experience. In fact, that’s usually not the case, but if you’ve played even a modest amount of online games – especially in the age of voice chat lobbies – you’re going to have experienced its fair share of toxicity.
To respond to this, a new study, compiled with the help of professional psychologists, conducted the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire among nearly 1,000 gamers. The data from this study showed that Duty in Battlefield players – by a considerable margin – are most likely to be toxic and exert aggression while playing. In fact, Battlefield players led into the categories of physical aggression, verbal aggression and anger. The only category in which they did not lead was hostility, which was strangely led Minecraft players.
Meanwhile, in the same categories, but organized by platform, Xbox leads in all four, earning them the title of worst gamers, at least according to the survey. Behind Xbox gamers, PlayStation, PC and Nintendo Switch gamers were in that order.
For more information about the study and its results, see the link at the top of the article. In the meantime, take all of this with a grain of salt. While the findings are interesting, they are far from definitive with that sample size.
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