TV Losing to Video Games

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 9, 2004 @02:58AM from the game-all-night-and-party-e-ver-ee-day dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony studies gaming habits finds that most games are played from 5pm to 11pm. Shock! The days of the week might have been more useful..." of course the real point of all this is that the younger generation is turning away from television and turning to games.

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Cinemax still reigns supreme by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-09 02:59 · Score: 5, Funny

most games are played from 5pm to 11pm
And what happens at 11pm? Oh yeah... Cinemax starts their quality material.
Must be students by Lev13than · 2004-03-09 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

The 5-11 slot must be just for students.

I have to go to work every day, so most of my video game playing is restricted to 9am-5pm.

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1. Re:Must be students by smellygeek · 2004-03-09 03:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Is your company hiring?
2. Re:Must be students by rokka · 2004-03-09 03:33 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  This is Leviethan's boss posting. Yes, as a matter of fact we just got an opening.
  
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Just in time for Adult Swim by Bones3D_mac · 2004-03-09 03:01 · Score: 3, Funny

Who would miss Family Guy and Futurama for a game?

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The day they let you shoot Survivor "contestants". by mobiux · 2004-03-09 03:10 · Score: 4, Funny

is the day I turn off the computer.

Maybe they could have a virtual survivor, where they still have to swim and get the flag, but I get to crouch on the beach and snipe at them the whole time.
In other news... by Decaffeinated+Jedi · 2004-03-09 03:10 · Score: 4, Funny

Sony's study also suggests that gamers who play ganes on the PS2 experience nearly 70 percent more "fun-itude" than XBox and Gamecube gamers.

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Re:Good by 0123456 · 2004-03-09 03:13 · Score: 3, Funny

"These same people then turn around and sit their ass on the couch the same ammount of time and watch TV."

But they're improving their social skills. How will you pick up chicks if you don't stay up to date on the plot-lines of trendy soap operas?
Re:The day they let you shoot Survivor "contestant by Cruciform · 2004-03-09 03:17 · Score: 3, Funny

If you want to look at a naked Richard Hatch through a scope, you go right ahead.

*shudder*
Re:It's too bad we don't hear things like.... by minus9 · 2004-03-09 03:55 · Score: 5, Funny

YeAh bUte WTF iS ShE rEAdiN oNe tHe MasSag BoRed!!!!!!!!111111one ROFLMAO
Judging by the illiterate content of most chat rooms , she would probably be better off not reading anything.