themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 7 days ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down121cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1332arrow-down1external-link"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square121linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareThaurinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoWhy would older people prefer hidden object games?
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·7 days agoBecause they’re always forgetting where they left shit, its good practice for them.
minus-squareThaurinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoYeah, you have a prejudiced view of older people.
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·7 days agoOh no, are they so old they forgot how to take a joke too?
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoMy guess is that they’re not twitchy and they keep your mind active.
minus-squareThaurinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoThere are so many non-twitchy games, though, and hidden object games are not what they grew up with. And maybe they like twitchy games. Platformers were among the first games older people played in their youth.
Why would older people prefer hidden object games?
Because they’re always forgetting where they left shit, its good practice for them.
Yeah, you have a prejudiced view of older people.
Oh no, are they so old they forgot how to take a joke too?
My guess is that they’re not twitchy and they keep your mind active.
There are so many non-twitchy games, though, and hidden object games are not what they grew up with.
And maybe they like twitchy games. Platformers were among the first games older people played in their youth.