Because who can afford a new gaming rig/system AND games to play on it?
New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games
Submitted 4 months ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Steam Deck LCD models are on a significant sale right now. Just sayin’…
PoopingCough@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Looks like they’re out of stock on the on sale ones to me
smeg@feddit.uk 4 months ago
You don’t have to exclusively play new big-budget games with high spec requirements, an old laptop will play decades of old PC games as well as plenty of newer indies, or you can just go on eBay and buy someone’s last-generation console along with all their controllers and games for the cost of a brand-new game or two!
N00b22@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Because who can afford a new gaming rig/system AND games to play on it?
I live in a third world country, I’m not either rich or poor and I have a decent gaming rig (i5-10400 and RX 6600)
For PC stuff you just need to know what to get and where would be the best place to get it (aka where is it cheaper) because here in Costa Rica (where I live) people will try to scam you into getting a 6600 XT for like $900 (US dollars, even though our currency is colones)
As for games you can either hop on the ship and sail or wait until the next major Steam sale
Cris16228@lemmy.today 4 months ago
people will try to scam you into getting a 6600 XT for like $900
Try to search on every website that sells PC. Amazon, eBay, <I don’t know??>, etc… They sell “gaming” PC for like 1000$ with a old CPU (like Intel 7/8000) and a 1660
Everyone is a scammer nowadays
Matriks404@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You don’t need to play new games to have fun though.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 months ago
/s?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 months ago
i mean my library has a shitload of games to rent. I’ve played a lot of games this year but only bought two.
BatrickPateman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
True for me. Rare are the days whenni have the mental capacity for playing a game after work. Just watching is easier on the brain.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Clearly, sometimes watching a TV show or a Youtube video is way less demanding than gaming.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but it’s my reality.
I also know that I really love immersing myself into story driven games, so playing a few minutes before cooking the meal isn’t an option.
smeg@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Sticking on a streamer who you can just listen to chat while they happen to be playing a game is just a newer version of having the TV or radio on in the background while you do other stuff. Sometimes we just want to chill and not have to focus!
kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 months ago
Super gross conclusions/recommendations from the marketing firm in the article.
I imagine that if the finding was “gamers spend more time watching friends play”, they’d suggest monetizing the couch cushions.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 months ago
More people watch <insert any sport here> than they play it.
Grangle1@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Checks out. I’m the same as others have mentioned, after work I’d rather just tune out and watch someone play a game (or have it on in the background) than actually build up the mental strength to play one myself, or at least a game that has any challenge to it, most days. If I play a game on an evening after work, I’m usually just cruising the Paldea region in Pokemon hunting for shinies or some other interesting pokemon to catch. I can just shut my brain off, move my character around, and look for a different colored pokemon.
TGhost@lemm.ee 4 months ago
And then gamers talks like “pro” and bullying others, without being able to finish a tutorial.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
I can see where the next revenue stream will be: Publishers want a tithe from Twitch for streams of their products. They’ve been polite up until now because its free marketing, but if even one dataset says there’s money to be made…
Phil Fish was the first and got blown out over it, we should have taken heed.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Even if they tried I don’t think they have the leverage to make that work. What games or publishers are big enough that such a move would go worse for Twitch than it would for them? Most of the time indie games make for better content anyway. Twitch could just ban games that don’t include an unconditional free streaming license in their terms of service and not lose much of any popularity, while the game publishers trying to extort them would lose their most effective marketing.
theneverfox@pawb.social 4 months ago
If you go on twitch now, I’m guessing minecraft, COD, and WOW are all in the top 10, if not top 5, for gaming streams. All owned by Microsoft, among many more
Would it hurt Microsoft game sales? Definitely. Microsoft has the leverage, and they’ve been fucking around for a while and haven’t found out yet. It would be a stupid thing for them to do, but I wouldn’t put it past them
Twitch is also not doing amazing. Streaming is expensive, and they’re trying hard to get their revenue up…they’re not on solid footing with Amazon right now
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Is there maybe a generational gap? I am older and I very, very rarely watch videos. Maybe when I am totally stuck in a game will I watch a walkthrough. But just watching other people play is something my kids and their friends do. I think games just caught up to sports, where most fans spend more time watching than playing as well.
samus12345@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Might be. I’m Gen X and have no interest in watching someone play a game in a video. I do like watching someone play in person, though, so I can understand the appeal.
AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’m past 50 and I still watch multiple gaming videos daily. Neebs gaming, ragg tag, zylbrad, etc. Most of the creators I watch are entertaining no matter what they are doing. I spend more time gaming than watching videos.
Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
You’re certainly not alone! (I’m older too)
B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I very much doubt that people are watching games exclusively though. They are probably working, playing a game themselves (I watch while playing Football Manager etc…) or glued to their phone.
generaldenmark@programming.dev 4 months ago
I am.
My current job situation makes it impossible to work and watch videos at the same time (mostly)…
It’s a way for me to stress down after a hectic day. I don’t really wanna play video games, but for me putting on a video from a creator, who plays video games ~ there is no new knowledge I need to process, there is no “real world” information that I have to adhere to… it just is whatever… and I can turn my mind off, while Pravus talks about something I don’t really care about ~ so yeah
Muun@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Very true. I usually binge videos for whatever game I’m currently playing.
I like watching Nilhaus play factory games so I can learn some new ways to better organize my logistics. That’s a big one.
I’ve never played Europa Universalis IV but I love watching videos of it.
JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Only time I watch something is to see how to get past a part or get a tricky achievement. I’d be curious if its a generational thing. I started with the Commodore64 and would rather play the games.
mrfriki@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s not a surprise. Big companies have been very busy for the last decade in transforming video games into glorified visual experiences which feel more of a chore than fun to play.
hisao@ani.social 4 months ago
I personally mostly watch gaming streams as a background for work, never as focus activity. As a main activity I definitely prefer to play myself rather than watch others playing, with a rare exception when I’m just interested to see a few minutes of gameplay of some new game to see if I’m interested in it.
rbits@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Yeah, true for me. Idk, I just like gaming discussion. And my ADHD keeps me from actually playing the games when I want to.
De_Narm@lemmy.world 4 months ago
As for me, it used to be 50/50 back when I studied. However, ever since I’ve entered the workforce I mostly stopped watching videos.
I need to constantly learn new things, tackle new problems and optimize stuff. I usually go for the highest difficulties too. In theory, my job provides these tasks for me, however, I get a lot of satisfaction from trying and failing things over and over until I’ve figured them out myself. I can’t usually do this professionally, as most problems have already been solved and I’m just learning how others did it. The same as playing with a guide or watching a video on a game. It just doesn’t scratch the itch.
embed_me@programming.dev 4 months ago
Yeah playing alone feels lonely, I just watch a stream when I want to relax
intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Call of Duty Warzone already has in-game video. When you’re dead, you watch your teammate play until they can revive you. You see through their eyes and can talk to them.
atlas@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
so revolutionary and brave; adding a spectating feature that’s been in games for 20 years
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Was just going to say that I remember this being a feature in pre-1.0 Counter-Strike in the beginning of the 2000s.
Mandy@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
capuccino@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s like people who watches sports but don’t do any.
ATDA@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah they run all day while I work. Often while I’m playing too haha.
rockerface@lemm.ee 4 months ago
So, it’s just like traditional sports noe