My name is Jonathan Maes and I am a Master's Student in Communication Sciences - New Media & Society at the University of Ghent. For my thesis, I am investigating some of the recent developments in the gaming industry. More specifically, this research aims to determine how exclusive games, subscription models (along with their streaming capabilities), and game development studio acquisitions influence modern console purchases.

To make the above a little more concrete: we are focussing on services such as Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Now, and recent gaming studio acquisitions made by Microsoft (e.g. Bethesda, Activision...) and Sony (e.g. Bungie) in the "new-gen" era of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S family of consoles.

 

This survey will take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to fill in completely.

I am handing out five (5) Amazon gift cards worth $10 USD (or an Amazon gift card of an equivalent amount in your country) randomly to all participants who have successfully completed the survey and have entered their email addresses. Participants from Belgium or The Netherlands can opt for a €10 Bol.com gift card instead if preferred. If you would like to enter the raffle, you can enter your email address at the end of the survey. Providing your email address is only required if you wish to enter the gift card raffle.

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