Study Finds That "Extreme Gamers" Play 48 Hours a Week 272
An anonymous reader writes "Think you're a big gamer? According to a new study from market research firm NPD Group, to be considered among the real hardcore you'll need to play an average of 48.5 hours a week — nearly seven hours a day. This group of gamers is, on average, '29 years old, and — perhaps surprisingly — one-third of them are female. They're more likely to play on consoles than on the PC, and on average they've purchased 24 titles in the past three months — a bill that could easily run over a thousand dollars. But dedicated though they may be, the Extreme Gamers are just a small minority: a mere 4% of the US's 174-million-strong gaming public. '"
Pfft (Score:3, Funny)
$1000? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm not a hardcore player, but I play League of Legends for about 3-4 hours a day every day. It cost me... nothing. The game is free. Don't waste your money on any games this year, just get on my level and LoL.
www.leagueoflegends.com
48 hours? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:24 games in the past 3 months? (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently several tons of people disagree with you.
FTFY
Re:I know it's silly to ask, but... (Score:1, Funny)
168 - 48 (work) = 120 - (8 hours * 7 days) (sleep) = 64 - 48 (gaming) = 16 hours for life
16 hours of life around slashdot crowds is something to brag about.
Re:48 hours? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Only 48 Hours? (Score:3, Funny)
WTF do they think their flat screen is??
A waste of a perfectly good computer monitor?
Re:I have few friends (I bet that's true!) (Score:3, Funny)
Whatever n00bs, this whole "I have few friends" thread is lame.
perhaps surprisingly -- one-third of them are fema (Score:3, Funny)
FTFY.
Re:Pfft yourself! (Score:5, Funny)
FYI, I chose to stop that raid schedule when I was struggling to wake up each morning....
I chose to stop when I realised the smell I complained about to my landlord was me.
Re:Pfft yourself! (Score:5, Funny)
But dude, they are about to release a new expansion!
Re:24 games in the past 3 months? (Score:3, Funny)
Well played, but I counter with the unbeatable "Your mom"
Re:48 hours? (Score:3, Funny)
Only Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer could play 48 hours a day. I hear that Jack Bauer plays 24 48 hours a day. Too bad it was a shitty game.
Re:Pfft yourself! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:48 hours? (Score:2, Funny)
Your time warping skills are impressive, do you give lessons?
I've tried drinking a lot of red bull but I still have not been able to bend the very fabric of time to my will and it saddens me.
Re:Feh to your pitiful hardcore Definition (Score:3, Funny)
you aren't an extreme gamer (Score:5, Funny)
until you've bought your first pack of adult diapers
Re:perhaps surprisingly -- one-third of them are f (Score:1, Funny)
haha.. no kidding.. I'm a 200lb buck-toothed, coke-bottle glasses wearing 39yr old. My avatar is from a set of pics from a local photography meetup group (including a variation on the model's name). When you Google my screen name pictures of this model shows up instead of my fat ass. I get emails every few hours from guys telling me that I'm not like other girls they know (wow, is that ever true).
Re:Feh to your pitiful hardcore Definition (Score:2, Funny)