# What killed arcades?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-arcades/508281
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [August 30, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-arcades/508281 "2009-08-30T20:32:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Kewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kewk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kewk)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-arcades/508281/61 "2009-09-12T22:20:34Z")

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I did not explain my thoughts correctly… fixed below.

> [@Kewk](#):
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> It is in my belief that highspeed internet completely killed arcades. Even when Xbox and PS2 were around we still would always find time to spend at the arcades. Once highspeed internet was widely available it slowly took everyone out of the arcades.

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### Author: ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-killed-arcades/508281/62 "2009-09-12T22:26:16Z")

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> [@Kewk](#):
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> I did not explain my thoughts correctly… fixed below.

Let me double-fix that for you: Online Gaming. You’re welcome 🙂

(good point, btw)

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