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New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] lime@feddit.nu 157 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

imagine if this was about football fans

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The interesting part to me is that you can watch football even when/if you can't play football, but you could be gaming instead of watching.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, I can't game while I'm doing the dishes but I can watch a video just fine

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You're taking too long to do the dishes.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are more chores than dishes:

  • folding laundry
  • sweeping and mopping the floor
  • fixing the car
  • going through the mail
  • changing the sheets

That's when I watch/listen to streamers, I almost never do it when I could otherwise be gaming. I'll occasionally listen/watch while gaming though.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't only do dishes. Also, there are short videos.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

Watching sports is a useful activity when you confined to a hospital bed for a month or two as has happened to people I know. In one case they wouldn't be allowed to game, even sports were in danger of being too exciting for their condition.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl -3 points 2 weeks ago

Logic does not check out. Like they're both activities I can do on my couch? Okay sure, I guess. Just like I can watch a video about knitting even if I can't knit, but I could be knitting instead of watching!? Complete nonsense...

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I can only watch so much football as can a rare other people like me. If I am watching football I want the view of one position. I don't care that the quarterback got sacked on the play, how did the running back avoid the defense in his attempts to become open for a pass - or some such that I want to emulate when I next play. (i think that is a likely thing - I consider football too dangerous to play so I'm guessing - in reality I'd prefer to see other sports that I'm likely to play)

edit: spelling

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

buarterpacv

That's a fascinating way to spell... Presumably "quarterback"?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i can't make heads or tails of this reply :P

"how did the running back avoid the defense", i'm assuming there should be a "to" in there? who runs back? i can't parse it...

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They went with American football, where “running back” and ”defense” refer to positions.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

...huh.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The game most of the world calls "football" is called "soccer" in the US. We have a very popular game we call "football" in the US that is unrelated to "soccer", instead it is related to rugby (still very different from rugby, but there is a relation)

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

strange

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Welcome to the world. There are strange things all over. Sit back and enjoy laughing at the ride.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago

oh i gave up on that a long time ago