Gen Z Is Cutting Back On Video Game Purchases

[FlyRy]

gen z will kill the gaming industry, but at least they go to the movies. so it evens out for me

 

[Jmare007]

Does this weekly spending include microtransactions for the F2P games they actually play? That's the more interesting stat out of this. Like @42 Monks says, AAA gaming ain't really a weekly thing.

 

[CodeKansas]

Isn't the average gamer in their 30s anyways?

Millennials have been carrying the industry

Basically, and I'm buying a lot less now because of all the pandering to the fruits.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Millennial with an excess amount of cash to blow on recreational, non-essential entertainment.

I am too.

Must play games are few and far in between, and half of them release buggy and unfinished. The prices are increasing and your average gen Z-er isn't at the point where they can spend $70 - $80 dollars and not miss it on something that might be good today or great four months later. Better to wait for sales or grab games you absolutely feel you must play.

 

[ill_will82]

And it’s only going to get worse but the industry been in a bubble for the last decade anyways.

I’m mean we’ve had remakes of remakes, micro transactions and broken games at launch normalized.

A major correction is definitely coming.

Or a gaming crash like in '83.

 

[ill_will82]

Gaming is an expensive hobby.

It really is. I'm an older millennial and a lot of this shyt that is pushed in the market is underwhelming or complete trash. Maybe some of my taste in games have changed at 40+ but to spend $60 - 70+ (maybe $100+ MK 1 & WWE2K) for day 1 release to get a shytty gameplay experience... I'm good.

This is why I'm picky about what joints I buy and most of these joints are better on sale.

 

[Zero]

why did they focus on weekly spending specifically?

To get computers puting.

Prices are high but games are still being bought, make no mistake.

 

[Why-Fi]

im generalizing but they don't strike me as the 50 hour narrative type of folk

 

[42 Monks]

im generalizing but they don't strike me as the 50 hour narrative type of folk

its august, so there's really been at least seven 50 hr narrative experience games worth playing this year?

gen z will kill the gaming industry, but at least they go to the movies. so it evens out for me

certain parts of the industry did more damage to itself than anything

customers didn't demand or indicate they wanted ubisoft to put a small country's GDP and a decade of work into skull & bones

 

[Diunx]

Young broke people that enjoy competitive games with their friends are not paying 70 and 80 several times a year and are instead playing free shyt?

 

[987654321]

Isn't the average gamer in their 30s anyways?

Millennials have been carrying the industry

It ain’t easy but somebody has to do it

 

[thaKEAF]

As a millennial I’ve cut back a lot the last two years myself. I don’t think I’ve bought ten games between 2024 and 2025 so far.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

gen z will kill the gaming industry, but at least they go to the movies. so it evens out for me

Nah, the industry is still healthy. (in terms of sales, microtransactions, etc.) Also, gaming is way more social for them. But also, remember that they spent ALOT of time gaming over the pandemic. Gen Z is just now really outside in the past like 3 years.

 

[FlyRy]

Nah, the industry is still healthy. (in terms of sales, microtransactions, etc.) Also, gaming is way more social for them. But also, remember that they spent ALOT of time gaming over the pandemic. Gen Z is just now really outside in the past like 3 years.

Gen z discovered travel through TikTok. I think gaming will die down for them as they age

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Let me have the data on much gen z enjoys renting games though