{"id":58127,"date":"2013-09-06T14:16:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T12:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=58127"},"modified":"2013-09-09T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T08:50:43","slug":"inside-the-mind-of-mygaming-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/58127-inside-the-mind-of-mygaming-readers","title":{"rendered":"Inside the mind of MyGaming readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frequent readers of MyGaming (we love you) are probably aware of the various polls we run across the news site.<\/p>\n<p>Well, your answers don&#8217;t just fall into the bottomless void of the Internet &#8211; we actually keep a record of responses and now have enough votes to compile a report. It&#8217;s practically science people, so put on your goggles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battle of the titans<\/h3>\n<p>We have a fairly strong contingent of PC gamers on MyGaming, but console gamers aren&#8217;t shy either. Tell your console gaming friends to visit more often!<\/p>\n<p><strong>PC or console?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PC: 73%<\/li>\n<li>Console: 27%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 1020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">E3 2013<\/h3>\n<p>E3 2013 was undeniably one of the most important game industry shows in recent history, as it marked the moment Sony and Microsoft&#8217;s next-gen console became officially official.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the scene of a PR massacre, as Microsoft severely dropped the ball in communicating their vision of the Xbox One. The post-E3 2013 poll votes seem to reflect this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-E3: Xbox One or PS4?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xbox One: 17%<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 4: 83%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 842<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_55206\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55206\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55206\" alt=\"InFamous Second Son\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/InFamous-Second-Son.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">InFamous Second Son<\/p><\/div>\n<p>E3 2013 also brought a number of game exclusive next-gen game announcements and we wondered which were the favourite reveals among MyGaming readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which PS4 title excites you most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>InFamous: Second Son: 35%<\/li>\n<li>Killzone: Shadow Fall: 31%<\/li>\n<li>The Order: 1886: 19%<\/li>\n<li>Driveclub: 11%<\/li>\n<li>Knack: 5%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 442<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Which Xbox One exclusive excites you most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halo 5: 25%<\/li>\n<li>Forza Motorsport 5: 25%<\/li>\n<li>Ryse &#8211; Son of Rome: 16%<\/li>\n<li>Quantum Break: 12%<\/li>\n<li>Dead Rising 3: 10%<\/li>\n<li>Kinect Sports Rivals: 8%<\/li>\n<li>Killer Instinct: 4%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 492<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_58139\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58139\" class=\"size-large wp-image-58139\" alt=\"Ryse\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot-600x337.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Ryse-screenshot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-58139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryse &#8211; Son of Rome<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With all the new games on the table, we wondered how much MyGaming readers were willing to pay for the experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next-gen games on launch &#8211; how much will you be willing to pay?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R500: 26%<\/li>\n<li>R400: 24%<\/li>\n<li>R200 or less: 17%<\/li>\n<li>R300: 17%<\/li>\n<li>R600: 14%<\/li>\n<li>R700 or more: 3%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 1693<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">SA pro gaming and eSport events<\/h3>\n<p>Turning to what interests readers, we asked about the influence of eSports and the Sa pro gaming scene. There was a pretty even split down the middle on this topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in eSports events?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes: 52%<\/li>\n<li>No: 48%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 756<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in the SA gaming clan scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes: 52%<\/li>\n<li>No: 48%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 886<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gaming and society<\/h3>\n<p>Violence in video games and its effects on society was once again in the spotlight following the horrendous Sandy Hook massacre. The perpetrator <a title=\"Sandy Hook killer a calculating, insane gamer: report\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/52014-sandy-hook-killer-a-violent-calculating-insane-gamer-report.html\">Adam Lanza was reported to have been obsessed with video games<\/a>, and even used military FPS games to help plan his assault which resulted in the murder of 20 children and 6 staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do violent video games cause gun violence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No: 59%<\/li>\n<li>There are other factors involved: 35%<\/li>\n<li>Yes: 6%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total votes: 1638<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for voting on our polls, and be sure to leave your mark on the next to go live. I&#8217;ll have Jeremy wipe off the MyGaming science goggles and bleach the lab coats so we can process the next batch of results.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More SA gaming news:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/56882-sa-pirates-top-isp-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ctorig=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/56882-sa-pirates-top-isp-revealed.html\" data-cturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/56882-sa-pirates-top-isp-revealed.html&amp;sa=U&amp;ei=X50oUvaaOJOm0wW4iYGwDA&amp;ved=0CAcQFjAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNFg7cTex1khXrNs2G_mQ6Lxbn3W5w\">SA pirates&#8217; top ISP revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"gs-title\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/56720-sa-game-piracy-by-the-numbers.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ctorig=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/56720-sa-game-piracy-by-the-numbers.html\" data-cturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/56720-sa-game-piracy-by-the-numbers.html&amp;sa=U&amp;ei=X50oUvaaOJOm0wW4iYGwDA&amp;ved=0CAoQFjAB&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQsG9gkbyqQi-skRyWyUMRUZH4wQ\">SA game piracy by the numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"gs-title\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/57170-why-do-you-pirate.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ctorig=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/57170-why-do-you-pirate.html\" data-cturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/57170-why-do-you-pirate.html&amp;sa=U&amp;ei=X50oUvaaOJOm0wW4iYGwDA&amp;ved=0CA0QFjAC&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjOnZZA2NZOmKEzVeWLu83DuCwvg\">Why do SA gamers pirate?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/58038-imax-south-africa-launch-details.html\">Imax South Africa launch details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57823-rage-2013-more-details-roll-in.html\">rAge 2013: more details roll in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve compiled the latest information scraped from our advanced spy-tech network &#8211; here are the results!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":58138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[9858,21,2597,1853,2052,5567,2752,5793,10065],"class_list":["post-58127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-e3-2013","tag-headline","tag-mygaming-survey","tag-playstation4","tag-sa-gaming","tag-sa-gaming-community","tag-sa-gaming-market","tag-sa-gaming-news","tag-xbox-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58197,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58127\/revisions\/58197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}