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Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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PS3 2,533 46.99%
PSP 1,192 22.12%
Xbox 360 2,251 41.76%
Wii 1,862 34.55%
PC/Laptop/MAC 2,524 46.83%
DS 1,243 23.06%
Mobile Phone 984 18.26%
Other Console 683 12.67%
I don't play video games 394 7.31%
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Old 14-05-2008, 4:18 PM   #1
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Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Which of the following do you own and use to play Video Games?
Please tick all that apply.
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Old 14-05-2008, 7:13 PM   #2
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Blimey, I must be a nerd. The only box I didn't tick was the last one.

I just wish I actually had the time to use them!
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Old 14-05-2008, 8:54 PM   #3
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

My intellivision is still alive and kicking. lol

Looks crap on a 76" screen though.
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Old 15-05-2008, 7:19 PM   #4
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

the poll says what systems do you actually play games on
sureley there cant be that many people playing PS3? i can understand so many owning it for BD etc!
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Old 16-05-2008, 11:58 AM   #5
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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the poll says what systems do you actually play games on
sureley there cant be that many people playing PS3? i can understand so many owning it for BD etc!
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Old 16-05-2008, 1:00 PM   #6
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

I play on a 360 mainly and a DS occasionally.
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Old 16-05-2008, 1:13 PM   #7
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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the poll says what systems do you actually play games on
sureley there cant be that many people playing PS3? i can understand so many owning it for BD etc!
Thats sooooo last year matey.
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Old 16-05-2008, 10:23 PM   #8
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Yeah, it's surprising there's more people playing games on a PS3 than a PC. With all the PC gamers and all the PS3 gamers who use their PC to play solitaire/flash games I'd have expected the PC to be way ahead.

I guess the AVforum regulars just aren't flash addicts :D
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Old 18-05-2008, 1:13 AM   #9
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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Blimey, I must be a nerd. The only box I didn't tick was the last one.

I just wish I actually had the time to use them!
im feeling the same, only one i couldnt tick was wii .
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Old 19-05-2008, 8:37 PM   #10
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Well, I own 360 and PS3, but I'll never own as many games for PS3 as 360. They simply aren't good enough and are few and far between. It IS just a BD player for me.

Also ticked PSP, does it count if I havent played a game on it in over a year though?!
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Old 20-05-2008, 7:47 PM   #11
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

xbox 360 rocks
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Old 21-05-2008, 10:33 AM   #12
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

N64 oooooooowwww YEAH!!!

Xbox360 (being shipped back from repair)
PS3 (mistake buying, is terrible gaming)
PC (:D)

and I wouldn't mind getting a Wii.

Damn I've gotta play Ocarina of Time still one of my fave games. Oblivion is a close second.
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Old 21-05-2008, 11:44 AM   #13
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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PS3 (mistake buying, is terrible gaming)
What have you played on it to come to that conclusion?
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Old 22-05-2008, 8:01 AM   #14
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What have you played on it to come to that conclusion?
The Orange Box?
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Old 22-05-2008, 8:36 AM   #15
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What have you played on it to come to that conclusion?
Motorstorm, Resistance, F1... and the fact that it's a games console with no games, the only good ones are multi-platform and are on either PC or 360
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Old 22-05-2008, 9:31 AM   #16
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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Well, I own 360 and PS3, but I'll never own as many games for PS3 as 360. They simply aren't good enough and are few and far between. It IS just a BD player for me.
Same here but i do play burnout paradise every now and then, that's why I ticked the box, but my PS3 is just for BD
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Old 22-05-2008, 6:04 PM   #17
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

My main game-playing device is my 360, but I also play games on my PC (mainly oldies like Freelancer and Guild Wars), PSP (mainly Football Manager), DS (Pokemon) and PS2 (actually mainly used for PS1 games now - Hogs of War and Final Fantasy 8/9
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Old 23-05-2008, 9:11 PM   #18
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

i own ps3, 360 and psp. play on the 360 the most at the moment though
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Old 26-05-2008, 12:33 PM   #19
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Our family just tends to get them when they come out. Keeps everyone quiet.

Personally I prefer the PS3, but I might be slightly biased by Gran Turismo.

But I still think it's a better console. It's cooler and more reliable than the X360, which only really beats it at online play, and those two dwarf the Wii, which I still maintain is for kids and parties only.
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Old 26-05-2008, 3:13 PM   #20
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Wow the PS3's ahead here, not like on many other forums. I guess Blu Ray edges it on a forum full of AV nuts
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Old 28-05-2008, 1:06 PM   #21
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

I would guess a lot of us wanted a relatively future proof machine which the PS3 is as it updates itself. Besides who need loads of games when it has GT Prologue which for £20 is the best game bargain I have ever bought. Everyone I know that has a 360 has had it back for repair some more than once. Being a SKY HD owner I have enough issues with that.

Nice poll Stuart and the results so far are suprising but then it needs a lot more votes to be truly representative.
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Old 29-05-2008, 10:40 AM   #22
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

I am in the nerdy stakes as well, I would have ticked all the boxes but have just sold my psp. Mostly I use the xbox360
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Old 30-05-2008, 12:30 PM   #23
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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Blimey, I must be a nerd. The only box I didn't tick was the last one.

I just wish I actually had the time to use them!
LOL, me too!!!
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Old 30-05-2008, 3:48 PM   #24
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Own a Wii, DS, xbox 360.

Will get a ps3 when there are half a dozen decent exclusive titles on it!
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Old 31-05-2008, 12:46 AM   #25
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

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I would guess a lot of us wanted a relatively future proof machine which the PS3 is as it updates itself. Besides who need loads of games when it has GT Prologue which for £20 is the best game bargain I have ever bought. Everyone I know that has a 360 has had it back for repair some more than once. Being a SKY HD owner I have enough issues with that.

Nice poll Stuart and the results so far are suprising but then it needs a lot more votes to be truly representative.
Interesting stuff indeed. Not sure what you mean by the PS3 updating itself though? They all do that, surely?

p.s. I think I'm somehow one of the few people who've never had to send my 360 back, in spite of kicking it over a couple of times
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and those two dwarf the Wii, which I still maintain is for kids and parties only.
I'd say if it wasn't for RE4, Mario Kart and SuperMario Galaxy, you'd be right.
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Old 01-06-2008, 11:58 AM   #27
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

I use the 360 for gaming, the PS3 only get's used for BD movies after the huge let down that was GT5 Prologue (wake up Sony). If Wipeout HD isn't up to scratch, it'll be sold for funding of a dedicated BD player. Soon i'll get a Wii, as it's all about fun rather than serious gaming. And we all need fun
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Old 01-06-2008, 9:14 PM   #28
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

There's something very wrong with those percentages!

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There's something very wrong with those percentages!

Not really, fine for a poll with multiple results.
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Old 02-06-2008, 5:05 PM   #30
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Re: Which of the following do you own and use to play video games?

Original Xbox - modded
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