Oh now y'all understand 

That line of thinking has diminishing returns, and we're seeing it in real time. This ain't just about gaming. Nikkas ain't going to the movies, concerts, and are dropping streaming services. It's easy to say "yea cause nikkas broke" but there's a switch or something that goes off in nikkas brains when you acknowledge that all this shyt sucks nowI think that's more a function of necessity. If they had the money, the devs would find a way to extract it.
Gen Z/Alpha doesn't have the purchasing power, so they have had to improvise. It's like a dude making $50k/year saying "I'd rather drive a Kia because it's simple and gets the job done." That may be true....but he makes $50k/year.
Now if that same guy suddenly started making $50M/year....he will say that "my tastes won't change", but that's almost always bullshyt. Money will get spent but the "how" will be different.
Isn't the average gamer in their 30s anyways?
Millennials have been carrying the industry
100%.
I can buy any game I want....but it's gotta be something I actually want![]()
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Got PS+ and GamePass to cover me on games that I wanna play but don't wanna buy and then I'll hit up the stores for games I want to own like Starfield, AC Shadows, Ghost of Yotei etc.
Gen Z/Gen Alpha been on that Roboblox, Minecraft wave. They don't do the big AAA theatrical games like Millenials.
Millenials want that Game of Thrones experience. Gen Z/Gen Alpha want the equivalent of Southpark. Game of Thrones cost wayyyyy more $$$$ to make but Millenials have the $$$$ to buy while Gen Z/Gen Alpha doesn't.
I believe video games will have a renaissance in 2026GTA 6 is still getting bought