Comments on: ESA Survey: Male/Female Gamer Ratio is 60/40; Average Age is 35

By: Halo Gamer

Halo Gamer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:42:18 +0000

I find these statistics very believable. Surveys are nameless, so, coworkers that before would never have admitted to gaming can do so safely within a survey. Thus, more women are shown, and older men admit to things. The reason people on Halo servers tend to believe more kids are online than 35+ adults is because the majority of kids use headsets because they feel “cooler.” Gender is also exploited. Being a woman, I tend not to play Halo by myself, I have a group of guy friends that go in with me and shout at any jerk that comes after my female status. Although, I have found that I am discriminated against more so before they find out I am a girl. This is a direct result of my high voice. I am assumed to be a hated fifteen yearold player, and cursed off the court till I end up screaming, “I’M A CHICK!” Then there’s an unavoidable, “Oooh, so that’s why you suck.” Hahah, forget feminists, I would rather be treated with respect then equality.

By: Kostenlos Wahrsagen

Kostenlos Wahrsagen — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:34:54 +0000

Seems like you are a real expert. Did ya study about the matter? haha..

By: George

George — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:54:46 +0000

‘Really’, I play on XBox Live also, and what you’re saying is: “. . .from what I’ve seen, average gamer age is about 15.
Male/female distribution is more like 90/10.”

That is only relevant to what you have seen on Xbox Live, which is merely a wing in the vast library of gaming.

By: chingy

chingy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:42:30 +0000

It says 40% of gamers are females which is easy to say since in a survey like this you can say “I play tetris” and be considered a “gamer” To prove my point it also says 44% of online “gamers” are female and goes on to list that 47% of online gamers are puzzles/boardgame/etc 14% are games like bejwelled. Now i don’t know about you, but i don’t consider playing those games makes someone a “gamer”.

By: John Rice

John Rice — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:09:24 +0000

LOL. No, this is all gamers. 60/40 is a reasonable estimate of female players. Yes, even for the fun games.

By: for real

for real — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:58:23 +0000

keep in mind this is educational video games not fun ones normal people play

By: Concerned Gamer

Concerned Gamer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:20:06 +0000

I completely agree with DK i am a male age 20 and my girlfriend used to play on my account so i decided to get her one. on my account she didnt hear any insults when she would have a good game, on her own account she is usually called a fat lesbian or some kind of variation. If you dont believe its true go out and spend the 10 bucks on a new xbl account or create a new PS3 account that is a girls name and just listen to what people say. As for 40% of women playing games, its feasible, just because men dont hear women play doesnt mean they arent playing. And as one male gamer speaking to all other male gamers, dont give a girl crap for playing a game. Swallow your pride when you lose and just say good game

By: DK

DK — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:11:19 +0000

It has everything to do with race and gender. Why wouldn’t I bring it up? Try turning your headset on and let me know what you hear.

By: NC

NC — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:07:29 +0000

@reality.
“…“DK” is very wrong. the fact that she has brought up the fact of race and gender into this conversation is lame.”

Wait, correct me if I’m wrong, but I clearly see gender being displayed in this survey’s heading so I don’t see anything deemable as “lame” in DK’s comment as far as mentioning gender goes. And she’s not wrong either. Just because you haven’t experienced harassment playing games online soley based on your gender doesn’t mean SHE hasn’t. Women DO have terrible online game-playing experiences because of those immature male gamers who end up trolling them and asking for sexual favors. It happens whether or not you notice or acknowledge it. DK’s not wrong at all. Majority of female gamers will never admit to being female gamers…it’s common knowledge.

By: John Rice

John Rice — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:06:49 +0000

No one denies there are more male players. But 40% female seems a reasonable number, based on current research from respectable firms. This is across all game types, not just the “hardcore” latest titles.