Gamer Behavior Categorized

Vodoo Extreme has the results from a recent study that looks into the spending and playing habits of gamers. From the article: "Gamers spend more than $700 a year: $341 on console titles, $233 on PC games and another $140 for accessories."

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RTFA

[MMaestro]

IGN polled over 5,000 people from around the network gathering stats on their spending habits, time spent playing games a week and other related jazz. Here are some of the results

IGN pulls a poll and Slashdot reports it as a 'study'.

MMO?

[nacturation]

And probably about $300 worth of subscription costs to several MMO games. Man, they should find a way to combine those "get paid to surf" programs with MMOGs so that some gamers can at least afford rent after they pay their monthly game tax.

Not too bad

[SunFan]

If gamers use games as their main source of entertainment, $700 isn't so bad. It is easy to spend that much just on a cable TV subscription.

Of course, it would be better to spend a little less and save that money, but, hey, Social Security will still be there...right?

Buy games??

[fodi]

You can BUY games?? where?

Rethink

[eamonman]

I think there's something interesting in this:

There should be multi-dimensional spread;

X=% of Discretionary spending spent on tech:
Y=% of tech spending spent on games:

100%--S------T------U------V
75%---O------P---- --Q------R
50%---K------L------M------N
25%---G- -----H------I------J
0%A---B------C------D------E
0%----25%---50%---75%---100%+

I'll just list the fun ones; feel free to fill in the others:
A(0%,0%) - Has no worldly possesions and spends zero money on tech or games: Monk, Dedicated amish
D(75%,0) - You have a giant entertainment system, nice car, possibly the latest GQ. You think games are for kids.
E(100%,0) - If this is even possible.. you're a megalomanic scientist who seeks to take over the world by working in your lab to build a giant robot. Or you built a robo-hooker and maintinence costs you everything.
K(50%, 25%) - Typical slashdot reader? (more into tech than games, but buys some games)
N(100%,50%) - You live at home and you have all game systems. Your mid level stereo bothers your parents.
O(25%, 75%) - You have every game system but you play it all on your late 90's 27" TV.
S(25%, 100%+) - The EB Games clerks within 40 miles of you know you by name. People keep telling you to by an HD set but you aren't willing to put up the bucks.
T(50%,100%) - Not only do you subscribe to most known MMORPGS, you try to play your new game on your console while waiting for the mobs. EB Games and GameStop employees are told to call you to get you to buy their games.
V(100%, 100%) - You are either the largest spoiled brat on earth, buying only the newest game every day to play at your palatial mansion; You have a casino credit line at all game stores. All your non-game stuff is probably paid for (you have to have something to play all your games on. You wonder what it might be like to work a day in your life, but then you go back to playing again.

Ok I think I've wasted enough time on this psycho-silly-nerdy comment.