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Older gamers prefer PS3, says Nielsen

Nielsen's released some stats that claim older games are far more likely to play with a PlayStation 3 than a 360.

In a trial conducted between April 2007 and February 2008, the firm found that, in the 10-26 age group, gaming times was split 64 percent, 12 percent and 25 percent between 360, PS3 and Wii respectively.

In the over 27 year-old bracket, however, the split was 20 percent, 52 percent and 28 percent, again between 360, PS3 and Wii respectively.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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