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Never understood why people follow this notion. All gaming consoles are for casual gaming (relax on the couch, turn on, play , stop). The number of FPS' don't m

by jsemrau 13y ago

Never understood why people follow this notion. All gaming consoles are for casual gaming (relax on the couch, turn on, play , stop). The number of FPS' don't make a good indicator to distinguish between "hardcore" and casual.

UberMouse 13y ago
I would hardly say the people who play Call of Duty 12h a day when a new one comes out are using their console for "casual gaming"
- teamonkey 13y ago
  You're referring to the 'midcore' market.
- neona 13y ago
  I'm not exactly sure what to call those people without being derogatory (brogamers, etc), but generally I consider those people to be separate from those who play a wider variety of games.
NoPiece 13y ago
I think there is a meaningful distinction to be drawn between the "casual" xbox strategy for the last couple years with Kinect focused games and the core game orientation it had for the first few years after it launched.
slantyyz 13y ago
>> The number of FPS' don't make a good indicator to distinguish between "hardcore" and casual. You are so right. It's annoying that the standard for "gamer" has become FPS players. In my day, hardcore gamer meant you could have been into any genre, whether it be Japanese style RPGs, Japanese style shooters (I'm talking Raiden or Gunstar Heroes, not FPS), or fighting games. The only reason why I keep a PS3 around is for stuff like Street Fighter and King of Fighters -- stuff that a "modern gamer" (i.e., gamers from the 360 era and forward) would probably call niche.
gordaco 13y ago
The distinction between "hardcore" and "casual" is blurry, but even more important, seems to be heavily emphasised by self-called "hardcore" gamers and widely ignored by most "casual" gamers. Self-called is the key term here. With very few exceptions, most of the heaviest gamers I know play games from almost every genre, and the more genres they play, the less likelier it is that they call themselves "hardcore".

by jsemrau 13y ago

UberMouse 13y ago

I would hardly say the people who play Call of Duty 12h a day when a new one comes out are using their console for "casual gaming"

teamonkey 13y ago
You're referring to the 'midcore' market.
neona 13y ago
I'm not exactly sure what to call those people without being derogatory (brogamers, etc), but generally I consider those people to be separate from those who play a wider variety of games.

NoPiece 13y ago

I think there is a meaningful distinction to be drawn between the "casual" xbox strategy for the last couple years with Kinect focused games and the core game orientation it had for the first few years after it launched.

slantyyz 13y ago

>> The number of FPS' don't make a good indicator to distinguish between "hardcore" and casual. You are so right. It's annoying that the standard for "gamer" has become FPS players. In my day, hardcore gamer meant you could have been into any genre, whether it be Japanese style RPGs, Japanese style shooters (I'm talking Raiden or Gunstar Heroes, not FPS), or fighting games. The only reason why I keep a PS3 around is for stuff like Street Fighter and King of Fighters -- stuff that a "modern gamer" (i.e., gamers from the 360 era and forward) would probably call niche.

gordaco 13y ago

The distinction between "hardcore" and "casual" is blurry, but even more important, seems to be heavily emphasised by self-called "hardcore" gamers and widely ignored by most "casual" gamers. Self-called is the key term here. With very few exceptions, most of the heaviest gamers I know play games from almost every genre, and the more genres they play, the less likelier it is that they call themselves "hardcore".