"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers

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• Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Literally any game that does not require quick reaction times against other players.

  Even that isn’t a deal breaker. It just depends on your level of comfort. As long as your mind is staying engaged, it can be beneficial.

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  • brsrklf@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Wii sports was a hit in many retirement homes.

    I mean, I know personally I’d always be willing for something like that. Especially if the alternative is freaking bingo.

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• GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  And if they are retired, they have even more money – but nobody’s making games for the retired people.

  Thank god for analysts, always letting us know who to monetarily exploit

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• etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I have a backlog to get through in retirement… I don’t need more.

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  • Malix@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    gaming industry is researching new ways to disable old games so aging gamers would buy new games

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    • tburkhol@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      No doubt. Retired gamer here: I play so much Valheim, Saints’ Row 3, and Fallouts. No way I’m forking out $70 for some new wannabe, unless you pry the .comfort games from my arthritic fingers.

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    • Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      As long as piracy exists, these games will remain playable

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• Toneswirly@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Games are games, retirees play all kinds of shit including shooters. Its silly to assume they need to be marketed specifically to a certain group

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• frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Man my older father would love some games made for him. He plays Animal Crossing like every day still, 6+ years on. I hope for more chill games with lots to do

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  • velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    He might enjoy Pokopia if you’re looking for something newer.

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  • Kissaki@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I feel there are numerous chill games.

    Really, there’s nothing against sticking to just one game one enjoys either. If they still enjoy Animal Crossing, maybe they don’t even need more games.

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  • aramis87@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I'm looking forward to the 1.7 update of Stardew Valley. I love discovering new stuff and going through all the mods people have created.

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• djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I mean, I don’t really see any reason why the “dad game” genre wouldn’t work for retirees, and it seems like there’s more and more of those style of games coming out every year. Maybe nobody is making games specifically for octogenarians, but kinda wild to suggest that nobody is making games that they could enjoy.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  If they’re not making games for retired people, who the fucking hell are the games that take 120 hours minimum to finish for? 🤨

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I would be playing games so often if I was retired in a way where I don’t have to continue working.

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• danielhanrahantng@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  My video games work for grey gamers.

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