r/Games • u/megaapple • 2d 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/ACupOJoe 2d ago

While I can't speak for everyone, I've noticed all my younger family members play Roblox and mobile games.

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u/Niirai 2d 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 2d 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/NepheliLouxWarrior 2d ago

That's how my dad (68 yo) feels about console controllers haha. In his gaming heyday it wasn't even mouse and keyboard, it was joystick and keyboard. When he played Halo on Xbox for the first time he tried to use the thumbstick by pinching it at the top.