BMaker11 said:
I mean, obviously, he doesn't get it. But can you not see the difference between taking a poll of gamers and have your results say "gamers said this"; and taking a poll of gamers and saying "a larger and more diverse demographic said this"? He did the latter with his gun show analogy (95% of gun owners want open carry, so 95% of Americans want open carry), this survey did the former (only 21% of gamers are interested in the Xbox One at $399.....so 21% of gamers are interested in the Xbox One at $399) And btw, the survey wasn't "ridiculous". It did more than ask about interest in the Xbox One. The Cinemablend article was unprofessional, yes, but the survey itself seems sound. I don't think people are calling it "ridiculous" that "only 12% of gamers use consoles strictly for gaming. PS3 users are more likely to use Blu ray and 360 owners are more likely to stream video" or "83% say they've downloaded games through their console"....but when it gets to that one question about interest in the Xbox One at $399...it becomes ridiculous? |
The survey is ridiculous because they did not even took the time to check if those "gamers" already had an Xbox One / PS4. It is a random survey without any proper preparation or a good and validated sample of "gamers". Also the other thing is that maybe only 40% (I'm making up numbers) of those "gamers" are interrested in the next gen console... In that case the poll results are completly different. See how easy it is to interpret the numbers very differently depending on the context of those "gamers"...
So by ridiculous I mean, ridiculous and almost random.
