Editor's Note: Shit My Dad Plays

[Russ Pitts]

Shit My Dad Plays

Russ Pitts tells those kids to get the hell off his lawn as he discusses how the Generation Gap is influencing the gaming landscape.


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[Fappy]

I never considered it but.... what if kids start liking stupid games and, in response, developers stop making the stuff I like. What if my kids like the terrible games I abhor? Should I lock them in the attic and force them to play SNES until their eyes bleed?

 

[bdcjacko]

I'm 29 and my dad plays Civ almost exclusively...and so do I. What does that mean?

 

[Catchy Slogan]

I was just thinking about something like this the other day, but it was more to do with the fact that there will be kids growing up that will never experience the great things that shaped most of our childhoods. It made me a little sad.

 

[VondeVon]

As an industry, we could be facing a future in which gaming PCs and consoles are taking a backseat to "always on" gaming platforms like mobile phones and social networks.

God, I hope not.

Bloody kids.

 

[FoolKiller]

I would say that it won't happen for a bit. Games grew up with the older generation and we still have the larger amount of disposable income. My only problem is that a lot of the games are polish first, then gameplay because too many people these days require the graphics to be great.