sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-link"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamerswww.gamesindustry.bizsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarehomes@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoAll of those games already exist and were made in the 80s/90s The game companies are just mad that they can’t profit from them twice
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoAtari Pitfall!™ Game of the century ultimate edition + Medicare Battlepass + Dental DLC
minus-squaretacosanonymous@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoFor real. Last time I checked, my dad was playing RuneScape.
minus-squareAceFuzzLord@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThat, or casual mobile games like ad infested solitaire or candy crush. Hell, I’ve even seen commercials on the old people’s channel in my area for a casino slot machine game on mobile. I don’t think we need to look far for games for retired people.
minus-squaredantel@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYes they could, they’re just too stupid to do so. Nostalgia sells, companies like Analogue prove that.
All of those games already exist and were made in the 80s/90s
The game companies are just mad that they can’t profit from them twice
Atari Pitfall!™ Game of the century ultimate edition + Medicare Battlepass + Dental DLC
Myst
Ultima Underworld
For real. Last time I checked, my dad was playing RuneScape.
That, or casual mobile games like ad infested solitaire or candy crush. Hell, I’ve even seen commercials on the old people’s channel in my area for a casino slot machine game on mobile.
I don’t think we need to look far for games for retired people.
Whatever pushes your button
Yes they could, they’re just too stupid to do so. Nostalgia sells, companies like Analogue prove that.