A little fun fact (from a newspaper article from June, 19th 2024):
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Gamers are getting older and older

Video games are for the young?
This has not been the case for a long time, says the Managing Director of "game - Association of the German Games Industry".
An ongoing survey confirms the trend.

Germany's gamers are getting older and older - this is the result of a study by the "game - Association of the German Games Industry" based on data from the market research company CPS GfK.
The survey is based on an ongoing survey of 25,000 consumers on their purchasing and gaming habits and a retail panel.

According to the survey, the average age of gamers in Germany has risen to over 38 years in 2023.
Ten years ago, the average age was 33.6 years.

This development is due to a continuous increase in players in the 60-plus age group.
In the past twelve months, the proportion of this group has risen by 300,000 to a total of 6.4 million players in Germany.

As the main explanation for this phenomenon, the association sees loyal gamers from the early days of the video game boom (from the 1980s and 1990s).

Although the average age of gamers has been rising for years, the development is still surprising for many, said game Managing Director Felix Falk.
"The image of games as a medium for children and young people only, is persistent.
And sure: they are still an important part of the games world.
Nevertheless: only one in five game players in Germany is under the age of 18."

Overall, 58 per cent of Germans between the ages of six and 69 play video games.

The distribution between men and women has changed slightly over the past ten years:
In 2013, women made up 46 per cent of the total 31.4 million gamers.
In 2023, the figure is 48 per cent.
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