Deloitte's media trends survey found people still want to stay inside.
Deloitte's media trends survey found people still want to stay inside.
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Deloitte: Online entertainment and games prosper as most consumers still don’t go out

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nearly two years into the pandemic, most consumers still aren’t comfortable going out for entertainment. And as a result, 84% are spending more time with online entertainment, and many younger consumers are playing games.

Those are the findings from Deloitte‘s 15th annual “Digital Media Trends” survey released today. Traditional media companies face stiff competition for consumer loyalty from more interactive social media and gaming companies.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.