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New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] eronth@lemmy.world 38 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

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.zip 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] eronth@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

Arguably that falls under both 2 and 3, but yeah entirely unique challenges or play modes is another reason to watch.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 hours ago

Or counting how many people are employed in Skyrim.

[–] ptitfred@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Amen to that!