Survey reckons 87 per cent of males spent “quality time” with their partners as console sat idle
Its methodology is hugely dubious, but there are some press releases you simply have to report.
A new survey of 2,400 male PS3 owners claims that 87 per cent of them chose to spend some “quality time” with their partners on the night that their PS3 was out of action thanks to the infamous calendar bug.
The report claims that a further nine per cent took their partners out for dinner during the PS3’s Day of Despair.
The result, according to the release, is an anticipated baby boom at the beginning of December this year – which, the site claims, is good new for Sony “as fathers will be upping the use of their consoles to get them through those sleepless nights”.
“We conducted the study as we were curious as to what the users of PS3 did to occupy themselves while the network was down, but the results are a surprise to us,” survey commissioner PS3PriceCompare.co.uk’s head developer Mike Elsmore stated.
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“It’s funny that without the use of the network, blokes out there are even gamer! It would be great to see a rise in the number of births of budding Playstation users nine months from now.
“Unfortunately for women the world over PS3 has a very small failure rate so I doubt these amorous nights will become a regular fixture on the gamers evening activities.”
Oh my.
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Independent verification
I want to see if newlyweds on the job (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob) could provide independent (albeit anecdotal) corroboration.
Unfortunately, the prank is over, so they couldn't.
Erm...
Genuinely, I'm really sorry, everyone.
Where Are The Stats
I want to see their numbers - and some details on how they surveyed... can't see anything on their site.
I'm not surprised
You know what us gamers are like: I start masturbating every time Windows reboots.
lol
LOLOL Simon Bryon :D Awesome.
This is funny.
I find this quite amusing. However quite a few of the owners I know spent that time playing on their xbox instead of Heavy Rain, unfortunately for the women! haha
So..
What they are saying is a well as the US Government creating Skynet by lashing 2,200 PS3s together to simulate a human brain - that, in December, the PS3 has brought about the Children Of The ApocalyPS3? It really does do everything.
Re: Where Are The Stats
There are no stats, this report is rubbish. That website just doesn't get enough traffic to do any real survey. This is just a lame attempt at linkbaiting.
More of the same...
Notice a theme here? PS3 sex surveys = good linkbait :rollseyes:
http://www.ps3pricecompare.co.uk/press.php
MCV really should verify these surveys before they publish them, they've pulled the wool over your eyes with this made up survey.
There are no surveys running on that site and if you check their traffic figures, they're just too low to generate the poll sizes they're quoting.
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