YKS 2023 · Soru 80

(I) Games have always tended to be one of the most significant forces driving the popular use of technology. (II) On the other hand, there is ongoing research being conducted into the harmful psychological effects games have on people. (III) In 1972 many home users got their first ever taste of computing as something that could be experienced at home as well as at work, thanks to the appearance of the first game console: a home machine dedicated entirely to playing video games. (IV) The machine boasted a variety of simple games but suffered from poor marketing and failed to make much of an impact compared to a product also released in 1972. (V) However, today, the console market is worth tens of billions of dollars, with hundreds of millions of machines around the world.