41 percent of respondents listed exclusives as the reason why they play on consoles. Image credit: Sony A new consumer survey by Circana has found that 41 percent of surveyed gamers play on a console because of its exclusive games. Circana, an American market research company, has been analyzing the video game industry for some time. This statistic comes from its Q1 Future of Video Games consumer survey, in which those surveyed were: "2,500 active US video game players aged 13+, weighted based on representative distribution of platform use and investment," per Circana's Mat Piscatella . Here's the God of War: Ragnarok PC trailer, an exclusive turned not-so-exclusive. Watch on YouTube In this survey, gamers were asked why they played games on a console. 41 percent responded that exclusive games were the reason they chose that platform, while 38 percent responded having friends/family also playing on the same console ecosystem was a reason to stay attached to one particular console.…