themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down116
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minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoWhy would older people prefer hidden object games?
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoMy guess is that they’re not twitchy and they keep your mind active.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day 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-up3arrow-down5·22 hours agoBecause they’re always forgetting where they left shit, its good practice for them.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoYeah, you have a prejudiced view of older people.
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·19 hours 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?