As gamers age, competitive gaming becomes less appealing and genres such as strategy rise to the fore, according to a new study.A survey over over 140,000 gamers by Quantic Foundry found the interest in competition changes the most with age, with competition defined as competing with other players in duels, matches or team versus team scenarios.
As gamers get older, the appeal of competition declines, the report's author, Nick Yee wrote in a blog post. This decline happens more rapidly for men than woman, but by the time we're past 45, the difference between men and women disappears.
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