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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Aleks Krotoski

Do gamers game when it's sunny?

I've lost all interest in games. Maybe Keith's right. Is it that it's the low season and there's jack diddly squat to get jazzed up about? Is it that I don't want to lock myself in a darkened room with nothing but high-energy cola and empty pizza boxes, plugging away at some sequel-or-other while there's sunshine to be had and kite surfing to learn and fresh air to be breathed...deeply?

Perhaps that's why the summer season isn't the time to be promoting a product that is such a, well, indoor sport. I echo Keith's contention: bring on the autumn! Bring on XBox 360 and the PSP and Christmas releases! Bring on the darkness and the rain and the three hours of light per day! Give me a reason to plug myself back in!

Is that why some of Europe's best pro gamers come from countries where night is plenty and daytime is cold?

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