I am 30 and play with bunch of guys in the same age range. The average age on Live though is probably like 20. There are a lot more 14 year olds than 30 year olds so I'd go with that.
Err for some reason I thought you were asking about XB Live. Well, I worked at EB, Gamestop, and had my own store for awhile so I can tell you gamers go from 4 years old to 50 years old for the most part. The really young kids mainly have a DS or PSP with maybe a PS2 at home but the 40-50 year olds with the money usually have the PS3s and 360s but are less likely to play online, and don't buy games extremely frequently. The people in the 25-30 age range are the people who grew up on gaming, keep up with the hardware and software, and are able to stay on the cutting edge on tech like Live, Natal, etc. The 15-24 year olds can buy games and hardware frequently too but are more prone to trade in or sell their stuff for whatever the newest thing out is.
I've actually read this somewhere and it's somewhere in the early 30's. Like 32 or something. Think about that for a second and think about all the whiny little pre teens you hear online. So logic would say that if the average is around 32, there have to be plenty of people in their 40's, 50's, etc. And the average will only go higher as we gamers get older. Are you going to stop playing games when you get into your 40's or 50's? Gaming is a form of entertainment like TV or Film or Theater. You don't stop watching TV or movies when you hit a certain age, so it stands to reason that most people wouldn't stop gaming. And it isn't even a matter of being mature, because just like TV and movies, there are age appropriate games. Mature games for mature people. Hell, there are even pornographic games.
Taken from the BBC webby: "A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34."
And some interesting points taken from The Entertainment Software Association website from an industry survey:
The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for12 years.
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is39 years old.
Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent asignificantly greater portion of the game-playing population (34 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
In 2009,25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
The statistics are interesting, I'd have thought that the average age would have been about 21, but I suppose if we consider those who grew up with Arcades and the Atari, and then stayed with video games throughout their development - then it makes sense that the average gamer is in their 30s.
Taken from the BBC webby: "A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34."
And some interesting points taken from The Entertainment Software Association website from an industry survey:
The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for12 years.
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is39 years old.
Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent asignificantly greater portion of the game-playing population (34 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
In 2009,25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
The statistics are interesting, I'd have thought that the average age would have been about 21, but I suppose if we consider those who grew up with Arcades and the Atari, and then stayed with video games throughout their development - then it makes sense that the average gamer is in their 30s.
KlepticGrooves
Those numbers are really hard to believe over in the US. Plenty of older people buy and play games but the AVG can't be 35. A lot of scewing can go on now too with the Wii. A 50 year old might own a Wii, Wii Sports and Wii Fit. Then they can say that they play video games but it's not what I would consider being a gamer. I still would stick with my guess of no older than 24 for the average actual gamer's age.
Taken from the BBC webby: "A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34."
And some interesting points taken from The Entertainment Software Association website from an industry survey:
The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for12 years.
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is39 years old.
Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent asignificantly greater portion of the game-playing population (34 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
In 2009,25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
The statistics are interesting, I'd have thought that the average age would have been about 21, but I suppose if we consider those who grew up with Arcades and the Atari, and then stayed with video games throughout their development - then it makes sense that the average gamer is in their 30s.
billyd5301
Those numbers are really hard to believe over in the US. Plenty of older people buy and play games but the AVG can't be 35. A lot of scewing can go on now too with the Wii. A 50 year old might own a Wii, Wii Sports and Wii Fit. Then they can say that they play video games but it's not what I would consider being a gamer. I still would stick with my guess of no older than 24 for the average actual gamer's age.
i tend to agree, early to mid 20's i would assume would be the general age of gamers
Im 41 years old been playing games since the 7th grade..Tell her im also a armored car carrier..Get to carry a gun for real in life...If you guys are wondering its a m,p smith an weston..Thought it be interesting since a lot of people, are into games with guns to share this..Also tell your mom half my warehouse including my supervisors all have either 360s ps3s an all play games..In our stressed environment we deal with every day, its a release from the real world...
thanks a lot for all i think there are different ranges depends on your country or your place, in my country gamers are 12-20 but i'm older than this range!!maybe people in my place thinks that the video games are for kids, i know its wrong thinking some times(!) but i will play the video games until i'm living on this planet!
I live in Holland too (39 years old), and i am in a older gamer group with the age range from 30 to 50. But the group who gets the most negative attention (and therefore most of the attention) are the 12-16 age range.
I don't think people get the meaning of "average". I am sure somewhere there is a 95 year old person that plays a couple video games. But that doesn't make the average video game player 95 years old.
Taken from the BBC webby: "A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34."
And some interesting points taken from The Entertainment Software Association website from an industry survey:
The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for12 years.
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is39 years old.
Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent asignificantly greater portion of the game-playing population (34 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
In 2009,25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
The statistics are interesting, I'd have thought that the average age would have been about 21, but I suppose if we consider those who grew up with Arcades and the Atari, and then stayed with video games throughout their development - then it makes sense that the average gamer is in their 30s.
billyd5301
Those numbers are really hard to believe over in the US. Plenty of older people buy and play games but the AVG can't be 35. A lot of scewing can go on now too with the Wii. A 50 year old might own a Wii, Wii Sports and Wii Fit. Then they can say that they play video games but it's not what I would consider being a gamer. I still would stick with my guess of no older than 24 for the average actual gamer's age.
I just looked it up...he is correct for the most part...WOW when i looked it up the stat that surprised me the most isGamers have a 78% increase in attention to detail then non-gamer...WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THAT TO MY WIFE.
Obvious in plain sight.. would be 20-25 because that's what we all think a gamer's average age should be. Those are the guys you see at the game store.. right? But you're dead wrong. Men, especially game into their 40's. Look at the people who make our games. How old are they? 30-50. Some are even older. So what makes you think most of the gamers are in their 20's? When the guy who invented Pong is like ancient age. People who grew up on the old school stuff are more than likely playing games till this day. So I'm not surprised at those statistics at all. And the female gamers could just be mainly Wii owners.. that doesn't qualify. Jk jk! :P
My parents are under the assumption that games are played by kids only.kashim26
a lot of people still are,,,,despite the existance of games like gears of war,,,a game where you chain saw aliens to death and has a plot that deals with the attempted genocide of the human race,,,,how people can still think games are for kids with awesome stuff like that is beyond me lol
Some of these numbers are surprising. I was starting to think of myself as an old gamer being 25 years old and having played video games since I was 4 years old.
Im 19. I think the average age is 16-27 or something like that. But thats the average because we have an aging world. EVERY child I know is a gamer. My dad games when he isnt busy and theres a new fps and hes 51.
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