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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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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I usually just put on a 2+ hours long video whenever I'm doing chores. I don't actually care about Wolfey's last weird team, it just makes for good background noise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Same. I watch VODs about a strategy game I really like playing (EU4) because I rarely have the time to actually dig in to a campaign, so watching/listening to someone else (while I do chores) do what I don't have for allows me to get some of that connection to a game I love. I do play the game quite a bit (have nearly 1k hours), but not nearly as much as I'd like.

There's a pretty big difference in what I play vs what I watch though. I generally play action games and watch strategy games, because action games are easy to jump into for an hour or so at a time, whereas strategy games usually need an hour just to remember what I was doing last, so I tend to wait until I can block out an entire evening.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yep, it's hard to make time for a several hours long hobby when you're an adult.

strategy games usually need an hour just to remember what I was doing last, so I tend to wait until I can block out an entire evening

lol yeah, it's like planning date night with your game.