Most people who play First Person Shooters, we can assume pretty accurately are Males ranging from 12-34 years of age. A reason why they play first person shooters so much, is because they have an inablity to do things in real life.
"Oh yea, I can pull off a headshot in 1.5 seconds...."
"I shoot at a rate of 3 shots a second in Call of Duty"
You can do all that, but you can't talk to girls or boys (I don't know how you guys roll...) or socialize with people in general. It makes you feel strong with the rankings and achievements...when they literally don't mean anything. Most guys have some form of frustration they deal with everyday, whether emotional (fanboy) or sexual, who knows. So excelling in an immersive FIRST PERSON (emphasis on FIRST PERSON) environment is supposed to make up for it.
That could be ONE REASON why the FPS genre has been successful all these years. The player is tricked into thinking they are accomplishing something, which they may not get the satisfaction of achieving in real life. I'm not saying people don't play FPS because they are fun(why do we play any game then?), but it is something to think about. Men haven't really changed (if you can even call some gamer's men these days, in which they whine like babies) in 10 years, so the needs provided by FPSs haven't changed too much alongside them.
Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. " thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."
