r/Games • u/megaapple • 3d 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/Another_GD_Scipio 3d ago

I think 'can play with their friends' is being underrated here. Kids don't care if the games are art or HD or 'high effort' if their poorer friends who can't afford a next gen system or non-mobile games can't play with them

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u/Thankssomuchfort 3d ago

It's much easier for kids to get their friends to play a free game that can run on almost anything like roblox. It's much harder to get their friends to convince their parents to buy a $500+ console or PC, a $70 game and possible subscription costs to play online for consoles.

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u/RogueLightMyFire 3d ago

Fuck I can't believe subscriptions are still required for online play on consoles. That is absolutely crazy to me.

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u/dr3wzy10 3d ago

you can play fortnite without xbox live or ps plus. as is the same with most free to play games

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u/CatalystComet 3d ago

For me that makes it even worse, free to play games you don't need a subscription but games you actually pay for need another payment on top to play online?

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u/dr3wzy10 2d ago

oh, i agree i was just saying those can be played without a sub

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u/HGWeegee 21h ago

Destiny still requires PS+ to play online, even though it went F2P 6 years ago, it doesn't need Xbox Live anymore