Ampere Analysis: Xbox players play more often than PlayStation or Steam users
Though, time per game is the lowest.
In August 2025, the average Xbox player played 5.7 different games. On Steam, that number was 4.5, and on PlayStation, 3.7 (35% less than on Xbox).
The stats include all users, including Xbox Game Pass subscribers. According to Ampere Analysis, the service’s audience counts 34 million subscribers.
PlayStation owners have been playing fewer games than Xbox users since tracking began in August 2022.
However, Xbox players are generally less engaged. On PlayStation, the average user spends 12.7 hours in a single game, on Steam - 11.9 hours, and on Xbox - 7.7 hours.
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Engagement on Xbox increases with major releases. For example, during the launch month of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the average playtime per user rose to 10.4 hours.
At the same time, in August this year, Game Pass titles accounted for only 42% of all playtime on Xbox. While this figure climbs above 50% during major releases (mostly CoD), players on the platform still buy games directly.