themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down122cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orggames@lemmit.onlinepcmasterrace@lemmit.online
arrow-up1323arrow-down1external-link"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square120linkfedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orggames@lemmit.onlinepcmasterrace@lemmit.online
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoWhy would older people prefer hidden object games?
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoMy guess is that they’re not twitchy and they keep your mind active.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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.
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·2 months agoBecause they’re always forgetting where they left shit, its good practice for them.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYeah, you have a prejudiced view of older people.
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·2 months agoOh no, are they so old they forgot how to take a joke too?
Why would older people prefer hidden object games?
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.
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?