Kasz216 said:
Noctis23 said:
Kasz216 said:
Outside Boybands you didn't get any of that right.
Outside which...
A) You mentioned specific portions of a genre. As opposed to just videogames which is an entire thing more or less. A specific niche in a medium is a little bit different then the majority of the content in an entire medium.
B) Do you see progressive taxation as a double standard?
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Like it or not, the majority of hardcore gaming is made up of males, so the industry (which is filled with mostly males) is going to cater to that demographic.
We could see a change if more women showed an interest in computer programing and/or video game design/development, but a las the majority of them seemed to be uninterested in those type of careers. (or anything computer science related)
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Not as much as you'd think, no.
For example, PSP was the more hardcore handheld... yet it's ownership was > 50% Female.
Women make up about 45% of the dedicated console market.
It's just a common misconception made because most girl gamers don't identify themselves as such online / avoid mentioning they play videogames to people casually to avoid all the annoyances that go with it. (Claims of fake gamer girl etc.)
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How many of these women only have consoles for the sake of Netflix, Hulu, etc?
45% is a HUGE number. It's hard for me to believe that's accurate. I've played thousands upon thousands of multiplayer games in Halo (3, Reach, and 4), Mass Effect 3, etc and I've only come across a handful of female gamers.
Only 1 female on my friends list and the rest are male. It may be anecdotal but I think it's enough for a decent sample size.
Edit: If you're going by Xbox Gold numbers, you have to have that subscription in order to watch apps such as Netflix, Vudu, Hulu, Crunchyroll, etc.
