sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up180
arrow-up180external-link"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarehomes@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-210 hours agoAll of those games already exist and were made in the 80s/90s The game companies are just mad that they can’t profit from them twice
minus-squaretacosanonymous@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoFor real. Last time I checked, my dad was playing RuneScape.
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 hours agoAtari Pitfall!™ Game of the century ultimate edition + Medicare Battlepass + Dental DLC
minus-squaredantel@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoYes they could, they’re just too stupid to do so. Nostalgia sells, companies like Analogue prove that.
minus-squareAceFuzzLord@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoThat, or casual mobile games like ad infested solitaire or candy crush. Hell, I’ve even seen commercials on the old people’s channel in my area for a casino slot machine game on mobile. I don’t think we need to look far for games for retired people.
All of those games already exist and were made in the 80s/90s
The game companies are just mad that they can’t profit from them twice
For real. Last time I checked, my dad was playing RuneScape.
Atari Pitfall!™ Game of the century ultimate edition + Medicare Battlepass + Dental DLC
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Yes they could, they’re just too stupid to do so. Nostalgia sells, companies like Analogue prove that.
That, or casual mobile games like ad infested solitaire or candy crush. Hell, I’ve even seen commercials on the old people’s channel in my area for a casino slot machine game on mobile.
I don’t think we need to look far for games for retired people.
Whatever pushes your button