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Gamers Don't Know Their Own Consoles

Posted by Zonk on from the you-paid-up-now-pay-attention dept.

deadmantyping writes "Ars Technica reports on a survey of 6,260 responses which indicates that only 40 percent of PS3 owners knew that their console included Bluray. Apparently a large portion of gamers aren't aware of the non-gaming capabilities of their systems. Ars speculates that this might help explain Nintendo's apparent dominance in the console market since their introduction of the Wii."

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  1. Breaking news! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gamers don't know or care about non-gaming features in their gaming consoles! More at 11!

  2. What? by lattyware · · Score: 5, Funny

    They bought a PS3 without realizing it had blu-ray?

    Dear god... They must be mad.

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    1. Re:What? by lattyware · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, Crazy, a PS3 for video games, everyone knows it can't do that well!

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    2. Re:What? by ArmitageX · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, not really. You can be stupid and still own a console- just ask most of the Halo and Halo 2 playerbase...

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    3. Re:What? by FauxPasIII · · Score: 5, Funny

      > Yeah, wtf? It's almost as if they bought it to just play video games...

      If they bought a PS3 planning to use it to play video games, they're really going to be mad.

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    4. Re:What? by 9Nails · · Score: 2, Funny

      I would assume that they bought it to sell on eBay for profit. But the PS3 buying firestorm has cooled and nobody can make the fast buck. So they just kept it instead of selling for a loss.

      Just a theory.

    5. Re:What? by Rod+Beauvex · · Score: 4, Funny

      Um, that's a retractable cupholder. Duh.

    6. Re:What? by cinderblock · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's like not knowing that your computer can play CD's. WHAT? It can!?
    7. Re:What? by revengebomber · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hope not. You'd have a hard time stuffing your drink into the slot-loading drive.

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    8. Re:What? by IDontAgreeWithYou · · Score: 4, Funny

      I call shenanigans!!! You really expect us to believe that A)You have a wife and B)SHE is bugging YOU to get another game console. Sorry, that is just too much.

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  3. Re:The Wii is not foolproof either. by cez · · Score: 2, Funny

    hmmm.... try telling them BEFORE you pack the bong.

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  4. Re:Of course not by heinousjay · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the games section. Every assertion is backed with a personal guarantee, which is backed with all manner of anecdotes. If you want fancy numbers that hold up to scrutiny, get yourself over to the science section.

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  5. Re:Don't know, or don't care? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Optimum word being "quick"

  6. Re:Wii-tards by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Correction: people buy the Wii because its peppy!

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  7. Re:I know that the ps3 plays blue-ray... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, that shit key. Always eluding people.

  8. Re:I know someone... by LKM · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bought mine because it looks kinda like the monolith from 2001. Same size, too. It's a real conversation starter. True story.