To what extent then, can video game playing, in and of itself, constitute a problem for
someone with no underlying issues? To understand this we need to ask two key questions.
First of all is there something about video games that makes playing them problematic for
people who are not having other difficulties in coping with their lives? So far there are no
studies that the author is aware of that have addressed this issue. Secondly, are a high
proportion of video game players experiencing problems such that we should be concerned?
This second question is also difficult to ascertain as we need to separate out (usually
retrospectively) the people that had problems in the first place. In addition, some people may
be falsely labelled, by others, as having problems due to the frequency of their play. Consequently,
there is not enough evidence to currently make any claims about cause and effect