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Gamers aged 55+ account for almost a third of gamers now, and that share is on the rise. (www.midiaresearch.com)
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[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 months ago (11 children)

I don't believe those numbers for a second, and they're trying to charge 3k for access. That's absurd.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

it's 100% that they count mobile games as "gaming" so grandma and grandpa playing candy crush and wordle are "gamers" now. They list 11% on console but even that seems high. 23% on PC probably includes wordle too.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It might, but PC would definitely have its share of older gamers. MMORPGs for an example, attract them. I believe the oldest I ran into in my Runescape days was over 70. Of course that's if you believe peoples' claimed ages.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

My girlfriends 70 year old nana plays horizon zero dawn on PS4, in her words "i die a lot but I'm enjoying it"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

MMORPGs for an example, attract them

According to the article: not really, the vast majority of them prefer single player.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Pretty much all MMORPGs nowadays can be played solo.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam 1 points 2 months ago

Minecraft has a surprisingly large chunk of older players too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

My mother plays a lot of solitaire. Are they including that?

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