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I can't speak for every single videogame, I have not played all of them (of course), but I merely mean it in the sense that apart from maybe select independently developed titles, the vast majority of videogames are developed by large corporate entities with a profit motive first and foremost, and in turn the majority of games are specifically marketed towards those with disposable income from a certain social class. Videogames are an expensive medium, and on average the most expensive form of digital entertainment, with a high barrier of entry through hardware, internet and game costs themselves, then on top of that often also large time investments, microtransactions, subscription fees etc. It is not at all a coincidence that the "Gamer" sphere leans the way it does politically, dominated by primarily western, white, and young adult men, who have disproportionately more money and time to spend on such things than an equivalent in the global south. It sucks that it fosters such a culture, but I don't blame video game developers for catering to them, as it is literally their biggest market, and they are bound to cater to it.