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MutedHornet87 t1_ja9wt25 wrote

No. I don’t enjoy watching others play games.

Where’s the fun in that? It’s boring

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tapesz0210 OP t1_ja9y3zm wrote

I don't know myself fully why I find it enjoyable,maybe some games requires some skills that I don't have yet,or I like the campaign but I don't like playing it if it makes any sense

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Divine_Entity_ t1_jaeaxo0 wrote

An easy answer is that you physically can't play the game, the barrier of entry to watching a game on youtube vs buying a system capable of running it, the game itself, and a million dlc is like night and day. (Especially to teenage me, and now i just have the habit of watching them)

But that same logic of something being boring to watch is why i don't watch sports, but millions of others do and find entertainment in it. (And honestly its the same, watching someone else play a game that either you can't play, or at a skill level that you cannot achieve because you don't get paid to play that game)

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MutedHornet87 t1_jaeiika wrote

Sports is different. We aren’t all incredibly talented athletes.

If I could play NHL hockey I wouldn’t need to watch it as much

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Divine_Entity_ t1_jaexzi9 wrote

And if i had the reflexes i wouldn't watch speedruns, this is by far the worst argument against watching videogames but infavor of watching sports.

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