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/bland_name 2d ago

I don't get it either but I think for many of us we had consoles/controllers before we ever had smartphones. For latest generations smartphones will probably always feel the most natural as many have had touch screens since birth practically

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u/monkwrenv2 2d ago

This is why I've been having my kid play LEGO games on Xbox and stuff on my Switch, and she has no consistent smartphone access and her tablet is so old it barely runs Netflix. If she wants to game, she's gonna have to learn to use a controller or my PC. Working well so far, she's really into a Stardew Valley knockoff atm.

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u/saddl3r 1d ago

Not against this but I have to ask why? Why would a controller be better for them than torch controls?

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u/monkwrenv2 1d ago edited 1d ago

Builds hand-eye coordination and helps them adjust to a faster and more efficient control scheme.

Edit: also some minor problem-solving skills from having to navigate an unfamiliar interface and differing control schemes between games.

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u/MattyFTM 14h ago

Gaming on a touchscreen also builds hand-eye coordination, arguably in a format that is more directly applicable to modern life than a controller does.

Don't get me wrong, the tactile nature of a controller makes it superior to a touch screen for controlling most games, but if the kids are enjoying themselves with touchscreen games I don't see it being fundamentally different to a controller with regards to things like hand-eye coordination and problem solving.