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72% Of Men Prefer New Video-Games To Sex

April 03, 2009 in News comments 53

A recent British study has asked 1,130 "men in relationships" from PS3pricecompare.co.uk questions regarding their opinions of video-games and sex.

When asked whether they prefer having sex with their partner or an evening playing video-games, a third of the men admitted they prefer playing games.

Even more surprisingly, when asked whether they prefer having sex with their partner or playing a new video game, 72% said they would choose the video-game.

A third of men would prefer to play video games rather than enjoy sex with their partners, according to research.

And an even larger proportion - 72% of those questioned - said they would forgo sleeping with their other halves for the chance to play a brand new game.

Reasons men gave for choosing to twiddle with their control pads rather than opting for romance ranged from partners "being hard to please" to "not being as much fun" as playing computer games.

And almost half of those questioned said that if given £50 to spend they would buy a video game, with only 3% spending it on bills.
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  • 7
    Onvacation Apr 3, 09
    Probably because their Girlfriends or wifes are hella ugly. I mean.. come on lets play up the gamer sterotype here
  • 5
    kevcothirtythree Apr 3, 09
    Don't take this seriously. It was a Poll that was conducted on a PS3 price-comparison site. It's like me asking everyone on my Xbox Live Friends List what their favourite console is, then saying that 97% of UK gamers prefer the Xbox360...
    • 0
      Ameer Apr 3, 09
      I was watching a report on TV today (I live in Australia) about law students who take up 'erotic dancing' to pay for their fees and apparently (according to the owner of the place that hires them) the most common request of men at it is to pay for 2 hours or more to play video games with one of the girls.
  • 2
    phowell23 Apr 3, 09
    Either these guys are married and misrable or they've never had sex before.
    • 10
      Miss Razz Apr 3, 09
      ...or they've played some really really awesome games. In which case, I want to know what they are and where I can get them!
  • 5
    Bale Fire Apr 3, 09
    I believe it should be pointed out this was of British men.

    Make of that what you will
  • 3
    Aussie Legend Apr 3, 09
    Its official, 72% of men got a boner during Aeris's death scene.

    Just throwing it out there

    In all seriousness, wtf? I'd take some ass over some virtual ass anyday tbh.
  • 10
    Tiger of Wu Apr 3, 09
    'Some people say sex is overrated, but they just ain't doing it right.'

    That about sums it up.
  • 2
    redneonfish Apr 3, 09
    "Men in Relationships"? With people over 2nd Life? Virtual sex, isn't real sex.
  • 0
    HisServant77 Apr 3, 09
    Ahh! I'm seriously going to have to try avoiding these sex-oriented articles. Every time I see and read them it's like I turn into the Hulk and want to smash!

    I think I've done well with this one though. No expression of my irritation of libido-addicted pubescent mindsets!

    And yet, yup, I did Sorry.

    What's . . . ah wait. Better not tell that joke. It's a bit harsh...
  • 0
    kik36 Apr 3, 09
    And why can't those 72% combine the two? I assure you there is a way.
  • 0
    pooOBKp Apr 3, 09
    Can they do one on women? We all know they'd turn down sex in a minute.
    • 1
      Red 9 Apr 3, 09
      Because apparently women are more interested in our "personalities" than sex
      • 1
        chautemoc Apr 3, 09
        Everyone wants the same things forever.
    • 1
      BANDITO ATTACK Apr 4, 09
      no waman wants to have sex ever and to titillate us with any thoughts otherwise is just bogus
  • 2
    Xenctuary Apr 3, 09
    72% of men are gamersexuals.
  • 3
    kik36 Apr 3, 09
    Not taking the bait mate.....try someone a bit more gullible.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Apr 3, 09
      I'm not trying to wind you up, I genuinely believe your thought process to be along the lines of:

      I don't get any great amount of sex in real life, I'll pretend I do on the internet so people'll think I'm cool.
    • 14
      kik36 Apr 3, 09
      Which is what you get for assuming. Keep it moving, there are plenty of articles for you to troll today.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Apr 4, 09
      Me? Troll?

      I'm offended by your accusations.
    • 3
      HisServant77 Apr 4, 09
      Well Hun . . . skelper, it's rather ridiculous to get the assumption you did, from the statement Kik said. Also , many people often project their own lives onto others (and their statements) and end up assuming that because YOU are a certain way, others must also be the same.

      No offense meant to you, hun . . . skelper. Just . . . your retorts are very much trolling.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Apr 4, 09
      Nothing could be further from the truth. I have a moderately attractive girlfriend, who I get regular action from. Not as much as I'd like obv, but I'm 18, there's not enough hours in the day for me to get as much as I'd like.


      I have however found the people who imply they get regular action on the internet without reason are acne-ridden virgins.

      PS: Don't call me hun, it's offensive.
    • 2
      phowell23 Apr 4, 09
      "I have however found the people who imply they get regular action on the internet without reason are acne-ridden virgins."
      What do you mean by "without reason"
    • 1
      HisServant77 Apr 5, 09
      Notice I always call you, "Hun . . .skelper" not just hun, since I know you don't like huns because they are horrible little creatures and is why you skelp them

      (By the way, I don't know why but I have always thought you were a girl! I thought I read one of your comments a good while back that said you were female. Sheesh, now I have to reorganize my pictured view of you )

      PS-- To whomever, why report my comment above? Nothing wrong with it that I can see.

      EDITED: By the way, something wrong with being a virgin? You say that like it's an insult to someone or something
    • 0
      Livewire_19 Apr 6, 09
      quote HisServant77
      PS-- To whomever, why report my comment above? Nothing wrong with it that I can see.
      There was nothing wrong with it, I'm sure it was ****kelper being an idiot, he's been going around reporting everyone that calls him Huns, Hun, Mr Hun, and in your case Hun...skelper. I expect that at any time now the Game Grep report system will be pulling your comment and deducting points.
      I'm just wondering how long it will take ****kelper to get himself banned.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Apr 7, 09
      What have I done that's against the rules, exactly?

      And, hurrrr, the mods can edit posts, not just delete them outright.
    • 3
      HisServant77 Apr 7, 09
      Well for starters, your first post was trolling and downright attacking a poster. Yet no report . . . yet you report MY post due to the fact that i used a shortened form of your name to make it easier to type? Sorry but your post is against the rules. Mine? Well it'd be the same thing as if i report a post that calls me "His" instead of my full name. Ridiculous and nothing against the rules for it.

      Mods have their hands full as it is, without others reporting for legit posts just because you don't like the wording. And again, I didn't call you "Hun", HS. I called you "Hun . . . skelper." I'm sorry HS, I figured you were a bit more mature. I even kinda liked chatting with you and watching your conversations. My mistake.
    • 0
      Hunskelper Apr 7, 09
      Err, you call me Hun...skelper in an attempt to wind me up, yet you call me immature for letting the mods deal with it.

      MIND*bleep* CITY.
      • 0
        HisServant77 Apr 8, 09
        I think the wrong comment was deleted, (not sure who the mods are, so if I'm in the wrong, PLEASE let me know, and I'll apologize for commenting again) but I wanted to make it clear that, HS, I do not say things to you to wind you up. Your being wound up gives me no pleasure. I say what I say in a lighthearted manner to joke.
        • 0
          Livewire_19 Apr 8, 09
          Don't worry about it, I believe Game Grep automatically makes a sweep of all articles and removes the reported comments if no mod looks into it, because most of the time they all seem to be deleted at the same time (learned from looking at others profiles not from personal experience). I'm not sure what comment of yours was deleted but I think it was the wrong one (some kind of bug?), but Tiger of Wu's got removed and your responses to Tiger got thrown to the bottom of the page.

          @ ****kelper repeated abuse of the report feature is what's going to get you banned.
  • 0
    Froggy Apr 3, 09
    haha, i would never put a new game over pussy. You can have sex in 5 minutes if you wanted to and then you could spend the next 6 hours playing the game.
  • 8
    Big A2* Apr 4, 09
    That must mean the other 28% prefer older games over sex.

    Oh and by the way, the article's title is misleading, it shouldn't be "72% of men", but rather "72% of men on www.PS3pricecompare.co.uk".
  • 0
    bob8294 Apr 4, 09
    Here's a thought, why wouldn't you MULTITASK, and have sex AND videogames at the same time?

    Hence, you shoot down two birds with one stone.
    • 0
      redneonfish Apr 4, 09
      Havn't you heard the urban legend? Men can't multitask. It's one or the other, I know which one i'd choose.
  • 0
    StarOcean Fan Apr 4, 09
    haha funny as hell it'll be a tough choice
  • 0
    Flippy Apr 4, 09
    ...Umm, Maybe because they...Frap to the Pixeleted bodies of the female game characters? In that case they just don't have lives...Not that the other choice would make a difference IMO...
  • 1
    iLLmatic Apr 4, 09
    I don't know about other people's thought processes, but when I get a new game, I put my girl to sleep, then flip on the system. The other way around would just be delaying the inevitable, so I'm straight.
  • 0
    journalrhythm Apr 6, 09
    Good job on writing a clear article connecting the 72% statistic specifically to NEW games.

    By the way, I wrote a song about this article:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OejAXspWFtU
  • 2
    HisServant77 Apr 7, 09
    No, I call you "Hun . . . skelper" to attempt a slight humour and get a smile with you.

    HS, your being wound up provides no pleasure to me. But being lighthearted keeps me young at heart. No more HS, if you wish to converse, keep me out of it please. I'll have to simply be serious around you and report anything trollish.
    • 3
      HisServant77 Apr 7, 09
      I know. No worries, HS wasn't getting to me. I've resolved to simply no longer reply if he does end up replying, and have understood that he can't be joked with
  • 3
    kik36 Apr 8, 09
    Do people really get offended by being called 'Hun'? That's a new one on me.
    • 3
      HisServant77 Apr 8, 09
      Nah, not really. It's just because of the guy's name, "Hun" is a shortened form, so apparently he gets highly upset about it. Odd, yes, but . . . that's people for you Lol
      • 0
        Hunskelper Apr 8, 09
        quote HisServant77
        It's just because of the guy's name, "Hun" is a shortened form, so apparently he gets highly upset about it. Odd, yes, but . . . that's people for you Lol
        Nop. That's not it all.

        It may not be offensive where you're from, but it sure as hell is here.
      • 5
        Fallen Royalty Apr 8, 09
        ZOMGOSH HUNSKELPER IS TROLLING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A USUAL OCCURENCE; GET EVERY MAJOR NEWS NETWORK IN THE TRISTATE AREA ON THE LINE. NOW.
    • 4
      Tiger of Wu Apr 8, 09
      No, of course he doesn't, he's just doing what he always does; trolling.
  • 0
    TurMoiL911 Apr 8, 09
    As far as I'm concerned, this just means that there are more women available to those of us in the other 28%.
  • 0
    King X2 Apr 26, 09
    72%?! That's pretty damn sad. Either these guys have extremely ugly partners, or those games must be incredible.
    • 0
      Tiger of Wu Apr 26, 09
      Or it was from a bullshit survey for a small number of men that mostly didn't take it seriously.

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