themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1350cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1350external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square120fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoWhy would older people prefer hidden object games?
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoMy guess is that they’re not twitchy and they keep your mind active.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month 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-up5·1 month agoBecause they’re always forgetting where they left shit, its good practice for them.
minus-squareThaurin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYeah, you have a prejudiced view of older people.
minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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?