Casual gamers and the state of the industry
It seems that ever since the PlayStation hit the market, the video game industry has become more and more focused on bringing in people who aren’t really into video games. These people are sometimes referred to as “casuals” or “casual gamers”. Over time it seems as though the industry hasn’t even come close to getting this particular audience interested in gaming. As consoles become more about social networking, motion control, and television, they never change how these people view video games. To them, these devices are just another means to utilizing what they’re already interested in, with video games on the side. One example of this would be a friend I talked to the other day. He has little to no interest in video games at all, but did happen to read about the Xbox One. The only thing he even noticed about Xbox One was the aspect about it that had to do with television, in fact that was what generated his interest in it. While it may be