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40% of Adults Play Games
Gamasutra reports on an AP Poll stating that some 40% of American adults play games. From the article: "The poll also yielded plenty of other results worth ruminating on - 45 percent of gamers play over the Internet, and those who do are notably more 'hardcore' than those who do not. Forty-two percent of online gamers spent four hours or more per week playing games, but only 26% of offline gamers did similarly. The AP/AOL survey also revealed that, of those who play online games, almost one in five said they had formed real-life friendships or relationships with those they play with online, showing the use of gaming as a social activity, even when playing remotely against others."
> Does it really matter the percentage of people that play games?
Probably.
> I believe many of us do it as a way to have fun and pass time
No shit, sherlock!
> Is it really such a surprise that people play games?
No.
> I'm really getting tired of all these studies.
They're less tedious than most of the computer games on the market at the mo.