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S.T.A.G.E. on 02 August 2013
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walsufnir said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
walsufnir said:


Yep...exactly the reason all the toy stores went out of business where I live. Babies, toddlers and very young children are the only reason Toys R Us still exists. K B Toys went ouf business where I live because of EB Games. Electronics took over and kids are kicking over toys just to get their hands on games. They are desensitized to the effects of technology. Then the Playstation came onto th scene the game industry grew by like forty million+ and continued to grow there after and then MS segmented that crowd. Thats an effect if I ever saw one. Today the average gamer is an adult. 


The question is if this happened because of Playstation alone which I highly doubt. Sony changed the competition but in no way did they change the word "toys". Arcade games back then also were not considered as toys.

Btw, I think it's not a good thing that kids will get their hands on consoles instead of playing with "real" toys.

Edit: Yes, the average gamer is now an adult. They started playing before PSX and are still doing it.


The gaming industry increased in size because the Playstation turned the videogame console into the center of the livingroom thus giving you a reason not to buy multiple pieces of media when you had the "all in one box".

IE: My PSX was my cousins gaming console and music center because he had his surround sound connected to his TV and  big screen TV. 

IE: The PS2 made DVD players affordable and Microsoft followed suit with the Xbox. Their sales combined was nearly 180 million excluding Nintendo with DVD players inside, mind you.

This prompts adults to take gaming seriously since they are invested in their living room.