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Do you consider single system owners core gamers?

No 27 18.12%
 
Yes, a Gaming PC as a second system 12 8.05%
 
Yes, with a PS3/360/PC 15 10.07%
 
Yes, with a 360 specifically 6 4.03%
 
Yes, with a PS3 specifically 22 14.77%
 
Yes, with a Wii/WiiU specifically 14 9.40%
 
Yes, with a Gaming PC specifically 3 2.01%
 
Yes, with a handheld cons... 1 0.67%
 
Yes, with a handheld system 1 0.67%
 
Maybe, It depends on what... 48 32.21%
 
Total:149
exclusive_console on 15 March 2013

Absolutely. Core gamers are those that appreciate good games and have variety. PS3 checks all the boxes. PC too has although fighting games and playing local multiplayer on PC is rare.

PS3 is the complete gaming system. Those who only play FPS 70% or online gamers are average gamers.

Although it depends on particular user what he likes. But having a single gaming machine is obviously enough.



 

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Lafiel on 15 March 2013
SxyxS said:
bertlsenix said:

Yes - Even if you play smartphone games a lot > Core Gamer

Casual = someone who is playing only a few hours per week or less.
Core Gamer = someone who is playing a lot
Hardcore Gamer = someone who is playing even more and probably going for some World 1sts or something like that cause he has developed insane good skills at the game he plays without really competing in actual tournaments/winning money.
Progamer = A gamer who is earning money from sponsors or through winning tournaments.Probably Korean.
( i know you can make a lot of money with streaming but most of these people are just good entertainer or would fit into the hard(core) section)
Noob = someone who is new at a game.But mostly used for players who think they know stuff and are progamers but are worse than a cat.

I can prove your definition is wrong.

I'm just a core gamer playing less than 15 hours a week but I am/was?(haven't watched the charts for weeks) world no.1 in two pinball arcade pinballs without investing much time(th. of magic,twilight zone)like a hardcore gamer.

On the other hand I'm the worst shoot'em'up gamer i know-no matter how much I play I stay on a very low level ,even from a casual gamers point of view I play like a noob.seems i have no talent for this kind of genre though I like it very much.

that's an oxymoron .. you need to play for hours on end to come anywhere near no1 ww in pinball arcade- even my best run on arabian nights took me like 1 1/2 hours and I only have 1/100 of the points of the leaderboard leader

ofcourse that guys probably has much higher points/minute, but I doubt he needed less than 5 hours for his score and the other pinballs probably are the same

by the way, as he mentioned, those skills alone make you a hardcore gamer, you surely invested a lot of time to develop them



swii26 on 15 March 2013
Michael-5 said:
swii26 said:
single system per gen?

I've owned many consoles/handhelds in my lifetime. Mostly Nintendo though with the exception of Genesis (broke) and GameGear (sold). Then adapted PC gaming for third party favorites.

A "core" gamer should be someone that enjoys games and invests money/time/effort to play their desired titles no matter what console they own or what company they prefer.

Per Gen.

Okay, so is someone who buy 1 video game a year, but puts a lot of thought into which game they want to get, and maybe plays 5 hours a month, a core gamer?

P.S. I knew "Yes, with a PS3 specifically" would be a popular answer. Too many fanboys here

I would say no... 5 hour of gamplay per month (30 days) averages to 20 minutes each day. That is a causual gamer. And only buying/playing 1 game per year is limiting their gaming exprience.



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ethomaz on 15 March 2013

Yes.

I'm a PS3 owner (I have a Wii but it is embarrassing and I didn't play it) and have more than 200 games for it... play at least 4 hours per day... try to finish with 100% in hard difficult every game.

So why am I not a core gamer?



Cheddarchet on 15 March 2013

... Why not? As long as someone devotes a fair amount of time to gaming, I suppose I'd call them a core gamer regardless of the system they choose to game on. Generally I think people are better off with at least two systems per gen in order to experience as many different games as they can, but consoles can be pretty expensive. That said, there are plenty of games on just about any system for someone to devote plenty of time to if they're so inclined.



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dsgrue3 on 15 March 2013
swii26 said:
Michael-5 said:
swii26 said:
single system per gen?

I've owned many consoles/handhelds in my lifetime. Mostly Nintendo though with the exception of Genesis (broke) and GameGear (sold). Then adapted PC gaming for third party favorites.

A "core" gamer should be someone that enjoys games and invests money/time/effort to play their desired titles no matter what console they own or what company they prefer.

Per Gen.

Okay, so is someone who buy 1 video game a year, but puts a lot of thought into which game they want to get, and maybe plays 5 hours a month, a core gamer?

P.S. I knew "Yes, with a PS3 specifically" would be a popular answer. Too many fanboys here

I would say no... 5 hour of gamplay per month (30 days) averages to 20 minutes each day. That is a causual gamer. And only buying/playing 1 game per year is limiting their gaming exprience.

It's actually 10 minutes a day, but that's okay. Your point is duly noted and I agree, 5 hours a month? I would imagine most who consider themselves core gamers play more than that a week and some, a day...



Michael-5 on 16 March 2013
swii26 said:
Michael-5 said:
swii26 said:
single system per gen?

I've owned many consoles/handhelds in my lifetime. Mostly Nintendo though with the exception of Genesis (broke) and GameGear (sold). Then adapted PC gaming for third party favorites.

A "core" gamer should be someone that enjoys games and invests money/time/effort to play their desired titles no matter what console they own or what company they prefer.

Per Gen.

Okay, so is someone who buy 1 video game a year, but puts a lot of thought into which game they want to get, and maybe plays 5 hours a month, a core gamer?

P.S. I knew "Yes, with a PS3 specifically" would be a popular answer. Too many fanboys here

I would say no... 5 hour of gamplay per month (30 days) averages to 20 minutes each day. That is a causual gamer. And only buying/playing 1 game per year is limiting their gaming exprience.

I 100% agree, and that's why I think a Wii is just not enough.



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Otakumegane on 16 March 2013

By single system per gen, do you mean 1 console only?

What if you owned 1 handheld and 1 console.



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Panama on 16 March 2013

Should add Core Poor Gamers to the poll.

Also poor isn't in reference to money.



JimmyDanger on 17 March 2013

@ Panama

I think the term hardcore/core - which defines primarily a gamers consumption/devotion to the industry as a whole - has been confused with Pro/Comp/l33t gamer in the last few years. Most Pro/Comp/l33t gamers are also the core/hardcore, as is par for the course in their skillset - but hardcore/the core has always, and still does - mean the kind of gamer who goes and buys a system, 3 games and a second controller on launch day type consumer.