Riyadh: The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) issued the “GameMode” report of Q1 2024, which compares the quality of performance of Saudi Arabia telecom service providers for the most popular online games, which revealed an improvement in the performance of online games by 40% compared to Q1 of 2023.

The report also showed an increase in the performance of download speeds of online games across popular gaming platforms in Saudi Arabia, with download speeds on STEAM reaching 100%.

The report stated that Mobily and Salam companies were leading on PlayStation by 100%, while Mobily topped the list in XBOX, also by 100%.

The report also showed that STC and Mobily had the highest performance of the average response time in six games, namely Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG MOBILE, League of Legends, Battlefield, and Halo Infinite. STC, Mobily and Salam were leading in five games: Rocket League, Call of Duty, EA Sports FC, Valorant, and Fortnite. STC was the top in three games: Counter St
rike, Dota2, and PUBG.

The report also included a series of guidelines for improving the quality of Internet connection for online games, as well as home network setup and network devices efficiency guidelines.

It also highlighted the steps to take to participate in achieving the objectives of ‘GameMode’ initiative, which entail registering for a “Meqyas Fixed Internet” device that enables the user to know the Internet performance of the most popular apps and online games. The report keeps up with the latest games and includes performance indicators in its periodic editions, which are published quarterly.

The ‘GameMode’ initiative increases competitiveness among telecom service providers to offer the best experience for players while raising the level of transparency in the market by publishing data and indicator results, along with enabling investors and interested parties to view market performance indicators in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency