More adults play video games than kids

[Blitz4]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2022/06/11/gaming-study-finds-adults-play-more-than-kids/7581101001/

[eram]

Publicado originalmente por GUA MENG THI(我問天）:

Publicado originalmente por Puh Pay Guh:

I don't get it.

employee is:

-a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
-one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

What my father means is that its almost impossible for businessman to play video games

cant be a very good businessman if they dont even have time to play a game.

[Γαῖα]

Publicado originalmente por GUA MENG THI(我問天）:

Publicado originalmente por Puh Pay Guh:

I don't get it.

employee is:

-a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
-one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

What my father means is that its almost impossible for businessman to play video games

I don't doubt that at one time that this would be true but not by todays standards.
Like children we pretend to be anywhere but where we are forever dreaming of rainbows and unicorns made with our own hands.

[exojjl2]

Publicado originalmente por GUA MENG THI(我問天）:

Publicado originalmente por Puh Pay Guh:

I don't get it.

employee is:

-a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
-one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

What my father means is that its almost impossible for businessman to play video games

What the ♥♥♥♥? You mean an employee is actually someone who works for wages? Why are half the people at my work considered employees then....

[talemore]

Publicado originalmente por exojjl2:

Publicado originalmente por GUA MENG THI(我問天）:

employee is:

-a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
-one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

What my father means is that its almost impossible for businessman to play video games

What the ♥♥♥♥? You mean an employee is actually someone who works for wages? Why are half the people at my work considered employees then....

How are they going to get money from selling videogames

The job could as well been a videogame paid by the state.

The state give money to the bank, the bank give money to the company, the company give the bank's money to the employee and the employee give money to the state.

[Zeno]

Publicado originalmente por Blitz4:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2022/06/11/gaming-study-finds-adults-play-more-than-kids/7581101001/

...Because we are the ones that invented it, who did it first and are the ones that make you lose in most video games on a daily basis ?


Jokes aside (well not really, was kinda true), how is that surprising to you ? Video games are around since like the 80s. Why would people drop playing video games just because they turn a certain age ?

I am 30 years old, married have kids. I certainly don't play for such long hours anymore as when I was like 16 or 20, but I still have almost the same passion for it. Only thing I noticed is that I get bored of some type of video games quicker than back then and have troubles focusing sometimes due to so many other things floating around in my head.

Other than that, I am still playing and I am still kicking a... in most games, especially in shooters.

Its sad to hear that some youngsters assume you turn into a dead working zombie once you turn " adult " , You will be surprised how little you actually change when you grow older. In my head it feels like I was 16 or 17 yesterday, not 14 odd years ago.

[Enterprofilenamehere]

Not really surprising considering that video games have been around for decades now. I feel like they're something you have to get into at a younger age, so naturally in the 70's and 80's when video games were still a new thing adult gamers were rarer, but now those gamers have grown up and continue to enjoy gaming.

[Zeno]

Publicado originalmente por Enterprofilenamehere:

Not really surprising considering that video games have been around for decades now. I feel like they're something you have to get into at a younger age, so naturally in the 70's and 80's when video games were still a new thing adult gamers were rarer, but now those gamers have grown up and continue to enjoy gaming.

You must differentiate between arcade consoles standing in a gaming hall and actual PCs you would have in your own home.

The first for home use PCs were only controllabe by console and required you to have quite some technical know how to make them do what you want them to do.

This wasn't something most " kids " would do. More likely teenagers and young adults.

[Incarnate]

This is only news if you are an out-of-touch boomer who thinks network sitcoms are the pinnacle of entertainment.

And I bet even a lot of boomers are savvy enough to know better.

[Kobs]

Publicado originalmente por GUA MENG THI(我問天）:

Once my dad said,"The only adults that still play video games are employees".

Your dad has a superiority problem. I've seen a lot of peoples like that, you give them a title and everyone else becomes useless slaves or rather they think they've been elevated to the status of god. I usually pity those peoples, THEY should've stayed "employees"

[Zeno]

Publicado originalmente por Incarnate:

This is only news if you are an out-of-touch boomer who thinks network sitcoms are the pinnacle of entertainment.

And I bet even a lot of boomers are savvy enough to know better.

I as a " boomer " can confirm this. In fact, I am surprised from time to time that some people even at my age of 30, are NOT playing video games.

[I'm_Tired]

Millennials are adult now and the majority of us grew up playing video games when it was just about to hit their peak. Before that was just Nintendo and Sega.

[Crazy Tiger]

Nothing new. when I was a kid playing in the arcades there were plenty of adults playing those games as well. Heck, the games I often borrowed for my Game Boy from a friend were his fathers games.

[THIICUMS]

Yeah, I don't know why theres a stigma about adults playing video games?

Its like any other hobbies, watching TV isn't any different than playing video games but keeping you active with your brain than mindlessly watching TV?

[Grimmz]

yeah i mean.. its entertainment. some men watch soccer on tv, thats the same thing.

[kilésengati]

Well yeah, videogames have become a popular type of media across all ages, and there are more adults than children.
It's as if someone would come to the conclusion that more adults read books than children.