75 per cent of gamers would rather play games than have sex

  • By kozanecki, GameSpot AU
  • Posted Jul 3, 2009 3:49 pm AEST

75 per cent of gamers would rather play video games than have sex, according to a survey performed by Aussie casual game developer and website operator 3RD Sense.The survey was placed on 3Rd Sense's casual games site Fizzy.com and surveyed 1200 users. Other interesting figures to come out of the...

75 per cent of gamers would rather play video games than have sex, according to a survey performed by Aussie casual game developer and website operator 3RD Sense.

The survey was placed on 3Rd Sense's casual games site Fizzy.com and surveyed 1200 users. Other interesting figures to come out of the findings include 84 per cent of participants saying they'd rather spend time playing games as opposed to watching TV, while 72 per cent of people opted to play games over playing sport.

Gaming has traditionally been a male orientated activity, but when it comes to earning a high score, the ladies have taken that competitiveness to the next level. 51 per cent of females under 16 said that their most satisfying activity was trying to beat a high score in their favourite game. On the other hand, males under 16 said that they'd rather go out on a date, while beating a high score came in second, although 3RD Sense provided no number to back that up.

3RD Sense CEO Colin Cardwell said that there was a demographic shift occurring when it comes to online behaviour. "Many people are spending more time online discovering they are passionate about play and really enjoying themselves. The under 16's in particular prefer games to traditional activities such as watching television," he said.

Do you agree with these findings? Feel free to discuss it in the GameSpot AU forums and tell us your thoughts.

1 Comments

  • freek33

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 4:21 pm PT

    that's because 75% of gamers haven't had sex before

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