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Ars Technica - The incredible shrinking game.
According to The Entertainment Software Association, the average game buyer is 34 years old and has been gaming for 12 years. At that age, they have more than just video games to worry about. And unlike when they were younger, they now have more money than free time.
"They've got jobs, families, kids to take care of. They don't have time to sit and go on an eight-hour bender," said Kagel who's 34, himself. "You go to work, you come home, you have dinner with the family, you play with the kids. At the end of the day, how much time do you have to spend on gaming?"
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Apr 14, 2011, 13:29 |
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Beamer wrote on Apr 14, 2011, 13:09:
If everyone had more money than free time, they'd work less and have the time to be able to play these games.
That's not the way anything works. Ever.
I have way more free money than free time. Should I work less? Well that's not really possible, as any job I may find that allows me to work less comes with a fairly substantial pay cut. Plus while $60 for a game may not be much for me I'm looking more ahead at getting a new M3 or the AMG C-Class coupe coming up. So I need my job in order to get either of those. I also want to be able to buy a really nice apartment, I never want to lose the ability to leave the country for a weekend whenever I feel like it, and I'll want to send kids to college eventually. All of those things require I keep seeking jobs that pay more and more.
And none of them are impacted by blowing $50 or $60 for a few hours of fun from time to time.
That's still a personal decision. Rather than feeling you HAVE to have an M3, you could buy a 20,000 dollar car, and realize you don't have to chase those jobs that require you to put in 60 hours a week. You can get a job that pays your bills and allows you (and your family) to live well, and have plenty of time available to do what you want to do.
That you place a preference on material gain is fine, but saying that that's not the way it works EVER is just ridiculous. I'm perfectly happy with the job I have now, and I don't blindly chase jobs with more money, because the tradeoff in less free time is not worth it to me.
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