The battle between the Video Game and Movie industry continues on, driven by Generation Z's preference for video games over movies. According to a 2024 report by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a staggering 63% of Gen Z individuals prefer playing video games to watching films (compared
I’m rapidly approaching 40, but I’m there too.
Most “normal” people see watching a movie or playing a game as a passive experience, you’re “doing nothing.”
For me that couldn’t be more wrong. I almost never “just” watch a movie or show, that’s wayyyy too passive for me. Playing a game is engaging, you may not be physically running around, but you absolutely are “doing something.”
That’s what I’ve been saying for years. It’s an entirely different activity that happens to involve blankly staring at a screen