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Average age of GTA players

16-09-2013 07:00PM

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Just curious as to the average age on here?

Going to be weird seeing grown men queue tonight at midnight for a game.:D

31 here btw

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#2 16-09-2013 07:01PM

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dave1982 wrote: »

Just curious as to the average age on here?

Going to be weird seeing grown men queue tonight at midnight for a game.:D

31 here btw

30

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#3 16-09-2013 07:01PM

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I'm 29.

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#4 16-09-2013 07:01PM

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dave1982 wrote: »

Just curious as to the average age on here?

Going to be weird seeing grown men queue tonight at midnight for a game.:D

31 here btw

33, was actually refused the first one when I was 17, had to get my mate to buy it with his passport...

I have facial hair these days, I reckon they will sell it to me tonight.... :P

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#5 16-09-2013 07:03PM

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34 the first GTA game I bought was vice city.... GTA 4 was the reason I bought my first 360...

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#6 16-09-2013 07:04PM

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#7 16-09-2013 07:05PM

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31 and a half

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#8 16-09-2013 07:07PM

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23 year old female here, been playing since the original game came out around 1998/99

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#9 16-09-2013 07:07PM

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28, remember being refused when trying to buy GTA2, then as I was walking out of the shop the guy called me back and sold it to me. I did actually forget it was an 18s game.

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#10 16-09-2013 07:08PM

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donna 182 wrote: »

23 year old female here, been playing since the original game came out around 1998/99

PM sent.

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#11 16-09-2013 07:08PM

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32, worked in retail for the previous games, sniff, good times.

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#12 16-09-2013 07:09PM

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Keno wrote: »

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PM sent.

Ugh, and that's exactly why gaming needs to grow up

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donna 182 wrote: »

23 year old female here, been playing since the original game came out around 1998/99

Since you were 9 or 10?

Good work....

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#14 16-09-2013 07:10PM

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krudler wrote: »

Ugh, and that's exactly why gaming needs to grow up

I know, you need to at least give it a few minutes to avoid looking desperate.

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#15 16-09-2013 07:10PM

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31, played them since the original top down one in the 90's.

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#16 16-09-2013 07:12PM

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titan18 wrote: »

I know, you need to at least give it a few minutes to avoid looking desperate.

There's a GIRL on the internet!

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#17 16-09-2013 07:12PM

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Fieldog wrote: »

Since you were 9 or 10?

Good work....

yep, on ps1

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#18 16-09-2013 07:12PM

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28

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#19 16-09-2013 07:13PM

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A youthful 29

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#20 16-09-2013 07:14PM

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krudler wrote: »

There's a GIRL on the internet!

Lies, all girls on the internet are this guy

I need pics of said girl to be proved wrong.

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#21 16-09-2013 07:16PM

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Played them all since the original.

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#22 16-09-2013 07:16PM

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I was maybe 14-15 when I 1st played guy in school gave me loan of it, I didn't want to give it back:D

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#23 16-09-2013 07:17PM

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krudler wrote: »

Ugh, and that's exactly why gaming needs to grow up

What are you on about? It was a joke.

If I was on a predominately female forum and came on to say "I'm a guy gamer" I'd get the same shit

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#24 16-09-2013 07:17PM

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titan18 wrote: »

Lies, all girls on the internet are this guy

I need pics of said girl to be proved wrong.

dafuq how'd you find my facebook profile pic! I had that on private

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#25 16-09-2013 07:18PM

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I'm 21. First played GTA when I got a PS1 and the first GTA from Santa when I was 5.

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#26 16-09-2013 07:18PM

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23 here

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#27 16-09-2013 07:18PM

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21

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#28 16-09-2013 07:19PM

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Average seems to be around 30 so far.

I'm 30... being average is the shit

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#29 16-09-2013 07:19PM

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18.This is the first GTA I can buy legally.

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#30 16-09-2013 07:22PM

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Atavan-Halen wrote: »

I'm 21. First played GTA when I got a PS1 and the first GTA from Santa when I was 5.

I am very old.

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#31 16-09-2013 07:22PM

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My work colleagues think im a child, i bought a new YoYo last week as well and they look at me like im nuts.

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