COVID-19 impact on multiplayer video games 2020

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many people turned to video gaming as a form of entertainment during long periods of being locked down at home. During a global survey in June 2020, around 60 percent of respondents stated that they were playing more multiplayer games during the pandemic, no doubt in part to replace the face-to-face interaction that was severely restricted, or even banned entirely, during parts of the crisis.

2020年，COVID-19疫情的爆发促使众多民众在漫长的居家隔离期间将电子游戏视为一种娱乐方式。在2020年6月进行的一项全球调查中，约60%的受访者表示，在疫情期间他们玩的多玩家游戏有所增加，这无疑部分原因是由于危机期间面对面交流受到了严重限制，甚至在某些时期被完全禁止。