Average Gamer Age

[Scutch]

...for 2011 is 37 years old.

It has been as high as 42 over the last 5 years, but usually averages around the mid-30s.

So there you go.

 

[Will.]

that makes Roy and old c**t....still.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

That sounds really high! I do know some older gamers but when you compare that to the amount of preteens on XBL it makes you wonder.

 

[Darren S]

Jesus - scarily accurate. I'll be 37 next month.

D.

 

[Toby]

This includes games like WoW.

If you took Fifa as an example I'm guessing the age would be under 25...

 

[Craigus]

Where is that info from? Are the stats broken down any more?

 

[Damo_Sport]

This includes games like WoW.

If you took Fifa as an example I'm guessing the age would be under 25...

Most people i met on WoW was 50+ lol

 

[Munson]

It's no real surprise. The world of gaming didn't start with Xbox 360 and CoD. Young people seem to think they have the exclusive rights to everything. lol

 

[jay s]

Would seem about right as most would of grown up wanting one of these under the christmas tree lol

Atari 2600 ( released 1977 )
Colecovision
Spectrum 48k
Commodore 64
Nes
Master system
Amiga 600
etc etc

Im 30 and got into computers around 1986, got some atari that took tapes and was hooked since then lol

 

[Adam G]

My first one was a Grandstand!!
But I am 38.

 

[Greeny.]

No idea how its this high tbh! Was thinking more mid 20's

 

[Mr Burns]

Youngsters are too drunk or stoned these days to bother with computer games. Probably.

 

[Munson]

Too busy boning fat chicks.

 

[Adam G]

Too busy boning fat chicks.

You or youngsters Roy?

 

[Darren S]

Most people i met on WoW was 50+ lol

I can see where you're coming from on that. My landlady from uni days is on WoW - and she's late 50s....

D.

 

[Silent_Scone]

WoW is the 'my first colouring book' of the MMO world

stats don't surprise me