How does 'deliberate practice' differ from simply playing many games in terms of improving specific skills?

Deliberate practice fundamentally differs from simply playing many games in its intent, structure, and outcome for improving specific skills. Simply playing many games involves engaging in an activity primarily for enjoyment, competition, or general participation. While playing many games can lead to some improvement through general experience and exposure, this improvement is often incremental, unfocused, and tends to reinforce existing habits rather than developing new, challenging ones. The feedback received is often outcome-based (e.g., winning or losing) and not specific enough to diagnose and correct precise technical flaws. Such general play typically occurs within one's comfort zone, relying on already proficient skills. In contrast, deliberate practice is a highly structured, purposeful, ....