Gaming is becoming more popular with the older generation

Older people are increasingly turning to videogames as the population ages and games become more and more popular and visible, according to new data published by the AARP, a US-based interest group that advocates on behalf of people aged 50 and above. Gamers in that age group have increased in number significantly since 2016, the study finds, with 44% of that population playing videogames at least once a month. The study is based on 3,700 individual responses to an online survey, and the AARP reckons that there are now approximately 51 million seniors regularly playing games in the US, up from about 40 million in 2016. The biggest uptick is among gamers aged 50-59 and among women. 49% of women aged 50 and up say they're gamers, compared to 40% of men in that age group. Among those, 53 percent of women say they play every day, whilst 39% of men report playing daily. Mobile gaming has made videogames more accessible to the older population, and most US seniors who play games do so on mobile devices. Those have eclipsed laptops and PCs as the platform of choice for older gamers: In 2016, 59% reported gaming on laptops and computers, and 57% said they played on phones and other mobile devices.

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