1 in 3 British men would prefer to play video games than sleep with their partner, with 72% claiming they’d shun their missus for the night to play a new release.
From a study of 1130 British men, of those in relationships, 32% that said they would prefer to play video games gave reasons ranging from their “partner being hard to please” to the prospect being “not as much fun” as gaming.
Further cementing the sad truth about video game addiction in the British male, 41% said if they were given £50, they’d spend it on a video game.
The research was carried out by PlayStation3 site, www.PS3pricecompare.co.uk, a specialist independent price comparison website that claims it can help find the cheapest new consoles and games.
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That would explain their low birth rates (not counting 3rd world immigrants)
That’s right puddy. We might not have high birth rates, but we’re setting high scores!
This wouldn’t be a problem if girlfriends came with cheat codes.
Silly poll.
Everyone knows gamers don’t have girlfriends, smell like cheese and live in their moms’ basement.
Ah…I love gaming more than xes (deliberate spelling mistake). I have many gaming systems other than Xbox360.
Those girls sound fat,
This study is flawed. I’d do just about anything instead of a British girl.
#8 – Somebody_Else – I’d do just about anything instead of a British girl.
Who wouldn’t?
Based on most the women we know in our lives, is this really that surprising?
More proof that Page 3 girls are the exception rather than the rule regarding British women.
“The research was carried out by PlayStation3 site, http://www.PS3pricecompare.co.uk”
Yea, that wasn’t a biased sample. I’m sure the general population has the same feelings about video games.
@10 Yeah, it is no surprise to me, considering the immature assitude allot of people has to each other.
And the hoops and troubles to get a reward in the game of girls are allot more painful and less rewarding.
Ewen the sex is a wherry short time reward for a long time of pain and annoyance.
Heck a game addiction is even cheaper.
And a whole lot more sure of a reward at the end of the level.
They don’t have headaches or periods, and can be turned off without legal action.. 😉
Games: instant gratification
The right girlfriend: long term payoff
Sure it takes effort and it’s risky, but it’s worth it if you spend as much time learning her as you do playing games.
Good more ladies for us casual gamers that don’t need to play for 180 hours straight while sitting on a bucket with a bag of cheese puffs and a 36 case of mountain dew.
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#4,
Some girls do come wiht cheat codes. For example, if you press the diamond tennis bracelet button on most girls, you go into god mode for like 3 weeks!
#16 ROLF!
I play this game called Eternity, it is after I come and when she leaves.
Self abuse is its own reward.
Actually this makes a lot of sense:
When funds are limited, a game just seems like better value. A night out will cost just as much as a good game. Except the night out ends after a few hours, versus a good game that can last weeks.
If you get bored with a game, or it just isn’t working for you, it doesn’t mind if you ignore it, trade it, or toss it. Some stores even let you return it.
You can sell your old games to some other gamer. Try that with a GF and that makes you a pimp.
Your game console is never going to get pregnant, or give you some disease.
You can have a nice varied collection of games at home that fit your mood. With WAGS, no such luck.
The next generation of games and consoles just get better and better as time goes on. And tossing your old one for the next gen doesn’t make you a perv.
The game console doesn’t sulk or give you grief if you ignore it for while.
The game console doesn’t mind if you brag to your friends how much you have scored.
wow… I think I almost talked myself into buying a game console.
I do RC Helicopters and they’re soo addicting! I guess my g/f is cool with it.. I spend more time with my heli’s then her lately.
LOOK MA!!
I got 2 joy sticks..
Are the women out there reading these posts? What do you expect when you lure a guy in using enhanced T&A and pretending to share the same interests?
That might explain why England is a populations sink.
#24,
the USA is in the same boat..
In the 80’s we had a -3% population growth, so we imported from Specific Nations, people who had a HIGH population rate..