Gamers are spending more time watching videos about gaming on YouTube and Twitch than playing games themselves.
  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Expensive as the games are these days you gotta do copious amounts of research before plunking down those bennies

    • insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      10 days ago

      It is a free and easy way to experience 75% of the experience without even downloading it (data bloat has massively ballooned too, perhaps needlessly in some cases). Also linear stories, or procedural things not being as deep as they seem.

      Even when it comes to indie-appearing stuff I often don’t like the direction of the game design/difficulty, so it will likely be a more enjoyable experience in those cases too. The narrator also cuts boring bits or issues, also may do things I would not especially when it comes to skill or knowledge of said game. They may do silly things or tell a story. This may be 300% experience (of a new mix).

      EDIT: Also never really been into the idea of multiplayer games, competitive or cooperative for different reasons. So watching is a new avenue for that.

  • ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I mean they are counting e-sports? Because is the same shit as watching soccer but better, vast majority of soccer fans doesn’t play it regularly.

    7.4 hours a week gaming

    Those are rookie numbers

    • huginn@feddit.itEnglish
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      10 days ago

      The long weekend from Thanksgiving gave me unprecedented access to factorio space age. I think I hit 60 hours last week.

  • eronth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Makes enough sense, as goofy as it sounds.

    1. No Money. - Videos let me watch games that aren’t worth buying to me along with letting me parse games that look fun enough to buy.
    2. No Time. - Videos can be put on during other chores or tasks, left on as background noise during times where I would absolutely not have enough time to actually play a game.
    3. Skill Issue. - No matter how good I want to be, I’m ultimately just kinda ok at games. Watching higher level players can be a way for me to learn tips and tricks to improve, or they can be a way for me to experience difficulty levels of the game I will never realistically achieve on my own.
    • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      9 days ago

      You forgot: The videos often have absurd challenges that most gamers would never try, like for example trying to beat Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire with only a physical attacking Abra.