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rendo on 11 August 2008
Jordahn said:
rendo said:
Of course PS3 owners are more likely to have multiple consoles. PS3 doesn't have A LOT of good games. :D

 

 Troll...?  ;)

 

You wish.



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Smashchu2 on 11 August 2008

"The PC is the most popular platform for gaming"

Is it just me, or does that seem flat out false. PC generally has the fewest "gamers" (shown by typically low sales of PC games compared to console games) so how are they getting most used for games. There really isn't enough to explain this.



Kasz216 on 11 August 2008
Smashchu2 said:
"The PC is the most popular platform for gaming"

Is it just me, or does that seem flat out false. PC generally has the fewest "gamers" (shown by typically low sales of PC games compared to console games) so how are they getting most used for games. There really isn't enough to explain this.

1) Digital Distribution

2) Free games paid for by add revenue.

There are others too... but i mean... those are good starts.

 



Jordahn on 11 August 2008
rendo said:
Jordahn said:
rendo said:
Of course PS3 owners are more likely to have multiple consoles. PS3 doesn't have A LOT of good games. :D

 

 Troll...?  ;)

 

You wish.


I do not wish for anyone to be a troll. But if one is to enforce opinion as fact, then it is their own action that dooms them.

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Str8knox on 11 August 2008

Rendo, good one! I don't agree with your statement, but that was still funny as hell!

Ot: So, npd are saying what most people said about the Wii about the Ps3. EVERYBODY said Wii owners are more likely to have another system than JUST a Wii. (like I have a Ps3 and Wii.)


So, will people shut up about the Wii assumptionson forums like Gamespot and Ign now? I doubt it.



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Ickalanda on 11 August 2008

Actually most hardcore/extreme gamers play on PC and it's the less hardcore ones that play on PC. Just look at professional StarCraft players in Korea or Fatal1ty.



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JaggedSac on 11 August 2008

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Obliterator1700 on 11 August 2008

@Kasz

About your link, apparently the total percentage adds up to 99.6...

Now you tell me, how am I suppose to believe a company that doesn't add stuff up to 100%?



TheRealMafoo on 11 August 2008
Kasz216 said:
TheRealMafoo said:
Bodhesatva said:
TheRealMafoo said:

This could have something to do with perceived value. A 360 at $300 is a far better return on investment then a PS3 at $400.

The people who own PS3, seem to care less about the value, and more about the functionality.

Those people have more money. Sorry, it's just the truth.

Ugh, the old "face it, it's true" routine. It's always a giant, red flag indicating that the person doesn't actually have any evidence, but they want to overpower your argument with sheer force of will. "It's just true, too bad!"

Do you have any evidence to support your assertion? Because again, the only evidence we do have is that the Wii sells to wealthier families than the PS3 or 360 do. That certainly doesn't fit in to your "functionality = more money" equation. If it's not true for the Wii, why would it be so for the 360? I'm not saying you're necessarily wrong, mind you, just that the basis of your assertion most definitely is. You'll have to do better than "it's just the truth."

Well, how about this for two facts. The average age of a PS3 owner is older then the average age of a 360 owner.

As age goes up, people make more money (why the Wii has a higher average income, it has a lot of older owners).

So aside from anything related to the console itself, these two facts should account for it.

Now, the question is why is the average age of a PS3 owner higher? I feel it's due to the comments in my last post.

 

 

So did you miss my post where i stated that said survey excluded everyone under 18 and therefore is worthless.

If PS3 had a higher average of 13-17 year old owners/users then 360 then that would be completely unrepresented.

Also while people tend to make a little more money as they grow older.  Most people don't tend to go from one bracket to a next in terms of wealth.   It's more upword mobility in their own class.

Which makes age pretty pointless in this case when detirmining wealth.

 

What? How many 18 year old self made millionaires do you know? I personally know 20 or so millionaires. All of them are over the age of 40. None of them started out rich.

Almost ever person in a high income bracket worked there way there. I made $26,000 when I was 23, now I make 6 figures.



Gnizmo on 11 August 2008
Obliterator1700 said:
@Kasz

About your link, apparently the total percentage adds up to 99.6...

Now you tell me, how am I suppose to believe a company that doesn't add stuff up to 100%?

 By having a basic understanding of statistics. The numbers are plenty accurate even if they don't add up to 100%. Error margins and rounding account for the missing percentages.



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