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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 22 Apr 2018
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      I feel like the video game industry has not really evolved with the consumer group, still pitching "100+ hours of gameplay!" when what many of us really want is "An engaging play session wrapped up in 30 minutes while the baby is sleeping."

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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 22 Apr 2018
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      You would think there would be some market segmentation here: "Well compared to the traditional core audience they're probably smaller and devote a lot less time to the hobby but, twist, they have material disposable income."

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 22 Apr 2018
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      Where's the video game equivalent of "It's a nice bottle of wine. I expect to consume it in +/- an evening, possibly in the company of other people who appreciate nice bottles of wine, at the nice bottle of wine price point."

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        1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 22 Apr 2018
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          It probably says a lot about me that I understand that this is a thing that people in the professional class do but I cannot name any type of "nice bottle of wine" and don't have a good idea on the price point other than "Probably like $80 or so? I've never bought any."

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        1. Laurence Gonsalves‏ @laurence 22 Apr 2018
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          A lot of indie games and many retro games fit into this category. For the latter, this is especially true if they're arcade game ports, which makes a lot of sense: 25¢ of fun (not counting inflation) per sitting.

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        2. Matt Kremer‏ @matthewkremer 22 Apr 2018
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          I’ve been finding some love in “story” games for the Switch. Rime is about 4-6hrs, will make you cry for sure, and is worth every penny. Oxenfree and Golf Story also amazing.

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        3. Matt Kremer‏ @matthewkremer 22 Apr 2018
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          But yeah, 100% agree, I want more “bottle of wine” games. I’ll always have a few “hundreds of hours” staples, but even those are 5 minute increments like Rocket League.

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        1. Vaibhav Mallya‏ @mallyvai 22 Apr 2018
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          I think you just described "Casual Gaming", aka "they're not really true video games according to The Nerds" which is an enormous market. Nintendo Switch, XBox Live's independent games marketplace, and a __ton__ of mobile games these days have stuff that falls under this banner

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        1. Flux Research‏ @fluxresearch 22 Apr 2018
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          Board games! You should get @BrandonGameDev's take on the topic. Seriously!

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        1. Noah Gibbs‏ @codefolio 22 Apr 2018
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          Indies and Casuals do this, AAA titles don't. You're right, it's weird. For Indies, consider something like AntiHero, a Victorian crime/gang game that's basically an electronic board game, for instance.

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        1. Turd Ferguson‏ @reeeeeeeeeally 23 Apr 2018
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          As far as I can tell these games do exist, but they’re coming from independent developers or small teams. I haven’t actually played it, but something like Firewatch seems like a prototypical example?

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        1. Reambling along‏ @H2OngoingMatter 22 Apr 2018
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          Isn’t this basically what’s driven the rise in board game popularity? Far cheaper to develop (I assume) and fits the purpose.

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        1. Aatish Nayak‏ @nayakkayak 22 Apr 2018
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          Nintendo Switch (Mario Kart and soon Mario Party) comes the closest to this segment

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