Reluctant to try Xbox

[360vixen]

Oh no, it's certainly not just for males! In fact, very soon I might be overtaking my husband's gamerscore on the 360 version (67k to his 72k), and not a single point came from a FPS game.

[RonP44]

I think there are a lot more female gamers than many think but I don't think they make up half the gamers out there, unfortunately. I think video game developers know it. I think if more women played we could send a message to video game developers to make games that aren't sexist.

Most women I know like video games, but they seem to be less addicted to them. It might just be the women I know, but it seems like less of them are the type to stay up all night playing a game. I'm not sure if that translates to video game purchases too, but I suspect it might.

[France9]

Honestly I think the Xbox is geared more towards men and kids too. I prefer the Wii - it's more geared towards me. I do like to play the Xbox though, I think the Kinect is geared towards women! I love that!

[360vixen]

I don't think the Xbox is geared towards anybody in particular...you either like a certain style of game that comes out for it, or you don't. I think Xbox game developers definitely aim to incorporate a variety of audiences, otherwise they would only stick to certain genres.

[Zelda]

I've never really understood the stereotype of male console users. The men might have outnumbered the female players in the beginning, but I don't think it was ever a man's domain. Maybe my perspective is different because I happen to know several women who also like to play.

[Allyson]

I think we have gotten to the point of not always accepting any new console "right away" and games are not "boys only" anymore. Times are changing for all sorts of things and before you know it our pay scales will be even too.