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Gen Z Is Cutting Back On Video Game Purchases. Like, Really Cutting Back (www.vice.com)
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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 22 points 9 months ago

Gen Z is cutting back

There, I’ve written every headline and article ever

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah because every single game makes you devote yourself to it like a personality trait with seasons passes and daily logins and 180 dollars for the 'full game' so nobody's hitting up Circuit City's 'Best Of' rack of 20 dollar AAA games anymore

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

Thank goodness for indies. Mina the Hollower and Silksong both look so good!

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Capital has to pay people money if they're expected to spend it

[–] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 months ago

Explains the rampant increase on my upload speeds

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Millennial here, best financial decision I made was selling my house and moving out of the USA. I had tens of thousands of dollars in debt when I was in the USA. I’m actually spending more on video games and waiting to preorder the Honor Magic V5 now that I don’t have to spend thousands on healthcare.