Am I just getting old or do video games not really matter to society anymore? They were a big deal in the 2000s, GTA was controversial, Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman wanted to heavily restrict them, and CNN would do stories on soldiers in the Middle East playing their PS2s on base.
the culture has shifting to looks and genetic culling
Every new technology has a major impact on culture in a short time, sees a period of panic and reactionary backlash, then gets totally integrated into the culture and people stop caring.
>>539416259>1pbtid >Memefag KysAlso, wrong board.
>>539416259The average zoomer male plays 3 hours of video games a day. The three most played games are>fortnite >roblox>minecraftthese make up nearly all play time, with>call of duty>league of legends>sportsrounding out the majority of the remaining ~25%The market is now free forever games that make their money on skins and season passes.Zoomers also spend>2 hours a day on youtube>2 hours a day on tiktok>1.5 hours a day on instagramZoomer women play less video games but spend more time on snapchat and pinterest. 70% of all screentime is on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram and 96% of screentime is on just 10 total apps: the three above and then AIs, discord, snapchat, pinterest, reddit, facebook, x
>>539416259The country chose profitViolent video games and sex appeal sells
Video games suck. Which sucks extra for me because I just had to buy a GPU for work purposes
>>539417153Indians suck
They matter more than ever because zoomers are hopelessly addicted to them and the streamers who play them. Video games have completely replaced the role the TV used to play, which replaced the role the movie used to play, which replaced the role the theater used to play.
>>539416259A large portion of our elected officials (including our Vice President) grew up playing Doom, Mortal Kombat, and GTA. So did a large bulk of their constituents. It's just not an issue that will get much traction anymore.
>>539418890Trumps brother Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, was a major investor and served on the board of directors for ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks (the creators of Fallout, Doom, and The Elder Scrolls). He joined the board in 2007 and maintained his role with the video game titan until his death in 2020
>>539416759Jesus Christ how horrifying.
>>539419329Wow, I didnt know about that.
