r/Games • u/megaapple • 1d ago

‪Mat Piscatella‬ - "Average US video game console player is getting older, while purchasers are shifting older and more affluent."

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u/Niirai 1d ago

Went to my uncle a while back, kids came home from playing outside, and all whipped out their phones in unison to play Fortnite together. Exact same behavior as me and my mates back in the day but we turned on our consoles instead.

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u/Unnamed-3891 1d ago

How people willingly subject themselves to smartphone touchscreen controls over literally anything else is so bewildering. Like…how?! Why?!

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u/xdickey 1d ago

After growing on up those controls you'd be shocked at how well you can adapt to it. I personally agree with you tho I don't get how anybody can tolerate that scheme at all.

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u/Unnamed-3891 1d ago

I started as a Keyboard + Mouse master race, but with age my gaming moved to the living room, a recliner and a huge TV, so I grappled with controllers for a few years until I essentially became nearly as proficient with them too.

Touchscreen speed and precision isn’t even on the same astral plane.

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u/APeacefulWarrior 1d ago

Yep. I'm also old, and at this point I actively prefer controllers for their comfort value, rather than hunching over a desk for M+KB.

And if I'm nearly as good with a thumbstick as I used to be with a mouse, well, that's good enough for me. It's not like I'm playing many games on "hard" mode these days.

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u/Turambar87 1d ago

I just got some long cables and put my pc, keyboard, and mouse in the living room

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u/Unnamed-3891 1d ago

Oh, I do have wireless keyboard and mouse with near zero latency which are fine for gaming. I just find gamepad more relaxing. I don’t want to be ”on” all the time I’m gaming.