Sure, you can make an argument that when someone can't physically not play real games for medical reasons, yes, sure, video games are still better than other forms for entertainment, but ignoring that edge case, in all other cases, normal games are better.

Let's be clear about something, there are other very few simulation video games like inside a flight simulator but you are not playing them are you? Let's talk in general okay, otherwise we will keep covering edge cases only.

There is a reason we are hooked onto video games other than the recent gambling-design coming to games that is. Gambling design like roguelites and other genres to avoid is already covered here.

But let's try to answer that question of why we even bother with video games with stuff. Again you will see a lot of parallels with the article above.

Actually, before we do that, let's do a sub-section on the four types of gamers first.

Type	Explanation
♣ Killers	These players thrive on other people's misery. It's not something I empathically agree with so I will never bother with this anymore.
♦ Achievers	These people look for something to accomplish.
♥ Socializers	These people play the games for the social aspects.
♠ Explorers	Self-sufficient explanation.