Older gamers are a growth opportunity for AA(A) publishers – here is how to capture it
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The days of gaming as a hobby only for young people are clearly over. Unlike in the past, gamers are now sticking with console and PC games into adulthood and old age. Consumers aged 55+ account for almost...
  • @floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    5•11 months ago

    I think the point is just that young people don’t participate as much as they would because they don’t have the money for it. In previous decades young people had more money to spend.

    • MxM111
      5•11 months ago

      The relative costs of computers, consoles and games themselves is significantly lower today than in the eighties.

    • @vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      We’d need per capita data over time for each age group to conclude that. Might be in the actual study, but it’s behind an absurd paywall (3000 UK pounds). I think it’s plausible that both groups have been increasing over time, but over 55s increased more. There is probably a hard limit on how many young people are going to enjoy gaming, whereas there is a lot of growth to be had in the over 55s group (as historically, few played games).