Game Use To Outpace TV Watching In England

wiredbeat2000 writes "A new study found that video game use may outpace television watching in England, according to an article at the BBC. Along with some squishy figures, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association report said that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City sold a million copies in two months leading up to Christmas, the same as Robbie Williams' number one album, Escapology. This on the heels of the group's last report in March, which outlines the growing game market in more detail."

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And a good thing, too!

[DarkRyder]

It's about time people started waking up to this stuff. My TV has a PS2 and a Game Cube hooked up to it and nothing else. I use it exclusively for DVDs and video games (really good TV shows, like Futurama, I buy on DVD, but that's as close to 'normal' TV as I get). I have cable internet, but I haven't had cable television in almost two years, and I couldn't be more pleased with the decision. Games and movies foster so much more interaction (well, around my apartment, anyway -- I can't remember the last time I watched a movie alone) than TV does. I'd encourage anyone to try (at least) a week without TV. I've found it makes me feel more awake and more interested in things in addition to other benefits (so long, cable bill!). Of course, my Ferret Quotient is already so high that 'more interested' may not be a good thing, but hey -- at least it's fun, right?