Netflix Says Kids Don't Care About Consoles: '8-Year-Olds Aren’t Dreaming of PlayStation 6'

You know what else they're not dreaming of? Games on Netflix.

Yeah, how about you get better at canceling your own shows before talking ill of anything else.

“Fried Chicken restaurant says kids don’t want to eat Hamburgers anymore”

Well if anyone knows what 8 year olds want it's large corporations. Case closed folks.

"Kids don't want good shows, they want slop TV they can put on in the background while they're on their phones", says Netflix.
- Exactly this. Company statements have zero basis in reality, they should be ignored unless they actually back them up with evidence or data.
- Third screen content

That's because the kids you're aiming at are busy with Roblox and whatever shitty "freemium" phone games they get their hands on
- I would be messed up too if I was introduced to gambling at 4 years old.
- Dude it's sad what kids are subject too now. Endless ad spam and shit games. They'll always be corpo brainwashed.
  
  It's so hard. I have an N64, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PS5. The N64, Wii and Wii U have every game available on them. Switch and PS5 have decent libraries.
  I set a laptop up with emulators of the main consoles before N64 (Nintendo/Sega/Handhelds etc) with the top 100 games of each, all in a nice emulation station interface with box art and video previews, and my personal favourites favourited. I set up steam family sharing with my library of 500 games (with inappropriate ones filtered out but still massive).
  Didn't ever buy them an ipad/tablet and never let them use my phone. Taught them how to use all of the things mentioned. Commonly play couch multiplayer games on these things with them. They're not bad at games either. Beat Celeste, Undertale, Super Metroid as a few examples.
  And YET I'll still find my kids on the laptop playing rubbish flash games and shit, or asking their Nan to let them play on her phone.

I will guarantee that some kid is already going around the playground saying their uncle works at Sony and he's seen the PS6.
Get fucked Netflix.

If kids these days are anything like I and other kids like me were back when we were kids: We care about the games more than the thing the games are on. The only time we care about the thing the games are on, is when the game we want is only on a specific thing. If you cross release your game on everything, and allow everyone to play with each other regardless of the platform, nobody gives a fuck about the platform.
The reason to get hyped for PlayStation 6 would be because Hot New Game is a PlayStation 6 exclusive and looks dope as fuck.
- On the other hand exclusives really just make everyone else who isn't so easy to manipulate hate your platform.

Netflix needs to STFU and put the movies on the stream bro
- And at lower prices! Idky they feel the need to talk shit now, they don't have much to stand on. 🙄

Eight year olds also don't have any money. I'm a grown ass adult and can afford to PS6 if it's compelling enough. Also, none of those Netflix games are interesting.
- Netflix makes games? Lol
  
  They published some interesting mobile ones. And then figure out the crappy slop based on their TV shows actually does better, so they are going all-in on that.
  
  Some games (I think Bloons 6 might be one of them) are available on the play store as a Netflix version which is just the paid version supported by a Netflix subscription.

Yes they fucking are.
- Then why aren't they getting jobs to support this claim? The number of 8 years olds with a credit card is STILL zero and it's 2025. Aren't they in interested in building their credit?
  
  The kids only yern for the mines, not the consoles!

I know the headline says PlayStation, but this whole thread is ignoring the Nintendo Switch. For every PS5 sold, two Nintendo Switches were sold. Maybe PlayStation and Xbox are on the decline, but the Switch is nearly the bestselling console of all time (the PS2 is still in the lead and will likely hold that title.)
Also when it comes to MUST HAVE games, Nintendo has so many of those to choose from. Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros, the list goes on.
Nintendo has absolutely dominated the console market and this article seems to just ignore that.
- FYI, Nintendo DS is ahead of the switch still. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
  
  Good catch, so 2nd to 3rd for the Switch.

My 6.5 yo is obsessed with PlayStation hardware. He watches teardowns and refurbishing videos. He's interested in all the old PlayStations and upcoming hardware. A lot of this started with Astros Playroom and collecting hardware.

Damn I am glad every day I cancelled this shit, and I started as a customer back in under “please mail me DVDs” phase. This company has completely lost itself.
- Yup, was a customer from DVD mailing days up to a few price hikes ago. Now I use Real-Debrid with Stremio for a few bucks a month and laugh every time there's another price hike.

I don't have a lot of experience, but the one 6 year old I'm around the most sure is obsessed with the PS5. I'm sure "Netflix" here means "rich board members" who typically know fuck all about their investments.

True, if I look at my own kids. The eldest doesn't use their PS5, the PC is connected to the big screen. The middle one only uses their PS4 Pro to watch Youtube.
All gaming is done on PC.
Us parents are console gamers only so it's definitely not influencing on our side.
- Sounds painful to watch YouTube on a console primarily, unless paying for Premium although then you still get to watch sponsorships.
  Even ignoring the ads, I'd be surprised if the interface wasn't at least frustrating
  
  Oh you're absolutely right we're on Premium. Youtube is absolutely horrible without.
- My 7yo is the heaviest user of our PS5 but he pretty much only plays Fortnite on it and plays everything else on his switch.
  I think the convenience of switch and mobile games are something that todays kids have that we really didn’t have and that’s why Netflix is saying this.

On the one hand, I agree that consoles get less relevant and important with each new generation. On the other hand, Netflix gaming isn't what kids care about. Most kids I know play Roblox, minecraft and fortnite on underpowered PCs.
They don't care about the new GPU launches either because even average home PCs play these games.
- Yeah my 15yo son is running an early i7 with DDR3 and a 1660ti at 1080/60 and he plays Roblox and chats with his friends on Discord, watches YouTube. He doesn't care about upgrades at all and never spends money or buys games or anything.
  
  That's really cool that he's happy with what he's got. Something that us adults should really learn from.

Some time ago the kids aren't just eating soap because it was "colorful and pretty", but they turn it in a viral internet challenge who resulted in even more kids eating soap.
I honestly more worried about the fact we haven't basically no "next gen" games for the actual console generation and we are at the verge of the new console generation

I mean, is it that? Or are electronics getting to an unattainable price point? What 8 year old has $400+ for a console and $60 per game? Sure, parents will buy it, but it's out of range for many.
- Or are electronics getting to an unattainable price point? What 8 year old has $400+ for a console and $60 per game?
  The Nintendo Entertainment System launched at $179 in 1983.
  In 2025 dollars, that's $573.45.
  Super Mario Bros. 3 --- which I think is probably the best NES game --- ran for $50 in 1990. That's $122 in 2025 dollars.
  
  What I find interesting is they never adjust for inflation wages. Like if you were making $60k a year in 1885. What would that be in today's money? That would be $178k. Or 118k for 40k in 1985. My question to everyone. are you making the 2025 values?
  
  bottom line, yes it's true, but also at the same time, luxury costs have been fairly consistant. People make more money, but housing, food, vehicle expenses go up, at the end of it, they have about the same amount left for entertainment today as they did 20 years ago. bottom line the increases to what we have to buy has left no room for growth in spending on what we want to buy.
  
  However, the switch is only $300. It's raised prices ~$100 in 40 years. Versus the PlayStation started at $300 in 95, and is up to $500. $200 in 30 years.
  I understand your comparison, but some companies have extended the starting price more than others.
- That too, but also console gens aren't what they used to be. What has the current gen done to justify itself beyond the prior gen?
  The PS5 is basically PS4 Pro 2. Meh.
  Where's the excitement? We don't have the graphical or storytelling upgrades of the past anymore. What is going to be incredible and new abiht the next generation? Probably not much.
  
  I completely agree, I can’t even think of any games from this gen that were must play games that didn’t also come out on pc.
  I think all gaming is heading towards pc at this point.
  
  Reminds me of the story from the other day about how 80%? of hours spent playing PC games are on titles more than 6 years old.
  Hell, I just upgraded my video card for the first time in seven years, but the reason I did it was mainly due to factors like avoiding increased future costs due to tariffs and wanting modern API support for stuff like raytracing and experimenting with LLMs, not because there was some particular new game I had in mind that required it.
  
  I quit consoles after the PS3/Wii/360, but even I recognize the PS5 is a MASSIVE upgrade to even a PS4 Pro with a SSD installed. Framerates and load times are insanely better on the PS5.