[ASalazarMX]

Sometimes you want to relax your mind and be entertained. Playing a game would be like Ironman pausing the Civil War movie mid fight and asking the spectator "Hey bud, where should I punch Captain America?".

It wouldn't change the outcome because the game is telling a story, but the experience of being an observer or a player is very different.

[GDC7]

So much this. I think that is something that the proponents of the "metaverse theory" don't get.

The rise of videogames has been predicted for ages , but if you look at total-hours of entertainment enjoyed by the population they are still lagging compared to passive mediums.

I also think that when adulthood comes around that's the time when the preference for passive storytelling really emerges in a crystal clear manner.