Name: Is Gaming Dying?
Uploaded: 2022-09-25T14:56:45+00:00
Duration: 36 min 4 s
Description: I discuss the gaming industry, the nature of nostalgia, and the ways in which I believe I can prove that gaming is not in fact dying while acknowledging it's current pitfalls. If you'd like to join me

3 years ago

I discuss the gaming industry, the nature of nostalgia, and the ways in which I believe I can prove that gaming is not in fact dying while acknowledging it's current pitfalls.

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----- Contents -----
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Zoomers Develop Nostaliga for 5 mins ago.
9:55 - Greed, Gambling, Microtransactions, & Capitalism.
11:48 - Woke Politics & Representation In Gaming.
15:45 - Game Devs Don't Know What Gamers Want.
18:13 - This Gen's COVID Fuelled Quarter-Life-Crisis.
20:49 - The Effects Of COVID On The Industry.
24:31 - A Nintendo Switch Side-Track.
26:10 - Gaming Did Stumble, But It's Not Dying.
29:45 - A Possible Alternative to Couch Co-Op.
34:50 - My Conclusion.
35:40 - Outro